What is the Least Common Multiple of 85188 and 85202?

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 85188 and 85202 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85188 and 85202, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85188,85202) = 2
LCM(85188,85202) = ( 85188 × 85202) / 2
LCM(85188,85202) = 7258187976 / 2
LCM(85188,85202) = 3629093988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85188 and 85202 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85188 and 85202. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85188 and 85202.

Prime Factorization of 85188

Prime Factorization of 85202

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85188 and 85202.

LCM(85188,85202) = 2² × 3¹ × 31¹ × 229¹ × 13¹ × 29¹ × 113¹
LCM(85188,85202) = 3629093988