What is the Least Common Multiple of 85187 and 85205?

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 85187 and 85205 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85187 and 85205, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85187,85205) = 1
LCM(85187,85205) = ( 85187 × 85205) / 1
LCM(85187,85205) = 7258358335 / 1
LCM(85187,85205) = 7258358335

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85187 and 85205 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85187 and 85205. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85187 and 85205.

Prime Factorization of 85187

Prime Factorization of 85205

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85187 and 85205.

LCM(85187,85205) = 17¹ × 5011¹ × 5¹ × 17041¹
LCM(85187,85205) = 7258358335