What is the Least Common Multiple of 85146 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 85146 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 85146 and 85156, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85146,85156) = 2
LCM(85146,85156) = ( 85146 × 85156) / 2
LCM(85146,85156) = 7250692776 / 2
LCM(85146,85156) = 3625346388

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85146 and 85156 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85146 and 85156. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85146 and 85156.

Prime Factorization of 85146

Prime Factorization of 85156

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85146 and 85156.

LCM(85146,85156) = 2² × 3¹ × 23¹ × 617¹ × 61¹ × 349¹
LCM(85146,85156) = 3625346388