What is the Least Common Multiple of 85044 and 85060?

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 85060 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 85060, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85044,85060) = 4
LCM(85044,85060) = ( 85044 × 85060) / 4
LCM(85044,85060) = 7233842640 / 4
LCM(85044,85060) = 1808460660

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85044 and 85060 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85044 and 85060. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85044 and 85060.

Prime Factorization of 85044

Prime Factorization of 85060

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85044 and 85060.

LCM(85044,85060) = 2² × 3¹ × 19¹ × 373¹ × 5¹ × 4253¹
LCM(85044,85060) = 1808460660