What is the Least Common Multiple of 85196 and 85212?

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 85196 and 85212 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85196 and 85212, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85196,85212) = 4
LCM(85196,85212) = ( 85196 × 85212) / 4
LCM(85196,85212) = 7259721552 / 4
LCM(85196,85212) = 1814930388

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85196 and 85212 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85196 and 85212. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85196 and 85212.

Prime Factorization of 85196

Prime Factorization of 85212

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85196 and 85212.

LCM(85196,85212) = 2² × 19² × 59¹ × 3⁴ × 263¹
LCM(85196,85212) = 1814930388