What is the Least Common Multiple of 85144 and 85156?

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 85144 and 85156 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85144 and 85156, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85144,85156) = 4
LCM(85144,85156) = ( 85144 × 85156) / 4
LCM(85144,85156) = 7250522464 / 4
LCM(85144,85156) = 1812630616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85144 and 85156 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85144 and 85156. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85144 and 85156.

Prime Factorization of 85144

Prime Factorization of 85156

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85144 and 85156.

LCM(85144,85156) = 2³ × 29¹ × 367¹ × 61¹ × 349¹
LCM(85144,85156) = 1812630616