What is the Least Common Multiple of 85034 and 85044?

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 85034 and 85044 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85034 and 85044, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85034,85044) = 2
LCM(85034,85044) = ( 85034 × 85044) / 2
LCM(85034,85044) = 7231631496 / 2
LCM(85034,85044) = 3615815748

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85034 and 85044 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85034 and 85044. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85034 and 85044.

Prime Factorization of 85034

Prime Factorization of 85044

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85034 and 85044.

LCM(85034,85044) = 2² × 17¹ × 41¹ × 61¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 373¹
LCM(85034,85044) = 3615815748