What is the Least Common Multiple of 85206 and 85216?

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 85206 and 85216 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85206 and 85216, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85206,85216) = 2
LCM(85206,85216) = ( 85206 × 85216) / 2
LCM(85206,85216) = 7260914496 / 2
LCM(85206,85216) = 3630457248

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85206 and 85216 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85206 and 85216. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85206 and 85216.

Prime Factorization of 85206

Prime Factorization of 85216

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85206 and 85216.

LCM(85206,85216) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 1291¹ × 2663¹
LCM(85206,85216) = 3630457248