What is the Least Common Multiple of 85030 and 85046?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 85030 and 85046 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85030 and 85046, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85030,85046) = 2
LCM(85030,85046) = ( 85030 × 85046) / 2
LCM(85030,85046) = 7231461380 / 2
LCM(85030,85046) = 3615730690

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85030 and 85046 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85030 and 85046. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85030 and 85046.

Prime Factorization of 85030

Prime Factorization of 85046

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85030 and 85046.

LCM(85030,85046) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 773¹ × 13¹ × 3271¹
LCM(85030,85046) = 3615730690