What is the Least Common Multiple of 85086 and 85098?

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 85086 and 85098 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85086 and 85098, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85086,85098) = 6
LCM(85086,85098) = ( 85086 × 85098) / 6
LCM(85086,85098) = 7240648428 / 6
LCM(85086,85098) = 1206774738

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85086 and 85098 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85086 and 85098. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85086 and 85098.

Prime Factorization of 85086

Prime Factorization of 85098

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85086 and 85098.

LCM(85086,85098) = 2¹ × 3² × 29¹ × 163¹ × 13¹ × 1091¹
LCM(85086,85098) = 1206774738