What is the Least Common Multiple of 85040 and 85048?

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 85040 and 85048 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85040 and 85048, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85040,85048) = 8
LCM(85040,85048) = ( 85040 × 85048) / 8
LCM(85040,85048) = 7232481920 / 8
LCM(85040,85048) = 904060240

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85040 and 85048 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85040 and 85048. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85040 and 85048.

Prime Factorization of 85040

Prime Factorization of 85048

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85040 and 85048.

LCM(85040,85048) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 1063¹ × 10631¹
LCM(85040,85048) = 904060240