What is the Least Common Multiple of 85098 and 85102?

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 85098 and 85102 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85098 and 85102, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85098,85102) = 2
LCM(85098,85102) = ( 85098 × 85102) / 2
LCM(85098,85102) = 7242009996 / 2
LCM(85098,85102) = 3621004998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85098 and 85102 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85098 and 85102. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85098 and 85102.

Prime Factorization of 85098

Prime Factorization of 85102

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85098 and 85102.

LCM(85098,85102) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 1091¹ × 17¹ × 2503¹
LCM(85098,85102) = 3621004998