What is the Least Common Multiple of 85108 and 85116?

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 85108 and 85116 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85108 and 85116, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85108,85116) = 4
LCM(85108,85116) = ( 85108 × 85116) / 4
LCM(85108,85116) = 7244052528 / 4
LCM(85108,85116) = 1811013132

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85108 and 85116 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85108 and 85116. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85108 and 85116.

Prime Factorization of 85108

Prime Factorization of 85116

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85108 and 85116.

LCM(85108,85116) = 2² × 21277¹ × 3¹ × 41¹ × 173¹
LCM(85108,85116) = 1811013132