What is the Least Common Multiple of 85169 and 85178?

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 85169 and 85178 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85169 and 85178, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85169,85178) = 1
LCM(85169,85178) = ( 85169 × 85178) / 1
LCM(85169,85178) = 7254525082 / 1
LCM(85169,85178) = 7254525082

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85169 and 85178 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85169 and 85178. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85169 and 85178.

Prime Factorization of 85169

Prime Factorization of 85178

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85169 and 85178.

LCM(85169,85178) = 7¹ × 23³ × 2¹ × 42589¹
LCM(85169,85178) = 7254525082