What is the Least Common Multiple of 85044 and 85053?

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 85044 and 85053 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85044 and 85053, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85044,85053) = 3
LCM(85044,85053) = ( 85044 × 85053) / 3
LCM(85044,85053) = 7233247332 / 3
LCM(85044,85053) = 2411082444

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85044 and 85053 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85044 and 85053. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85044 and 85053.

Prime Factorization of 85044

Prime Factorization of 85053

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85044 and 85053.

LCM(85044,85053) = 2² × 3¹ × 19¹ × 373¹ × 28351¹
LCM(85044,85053) = 2411082444