What is the Least Common Multiple of 85220 and 85225?

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 85220 and 85225 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85220 and 85225, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85220,85225) = 5
LCM(85220,85225) = ( 85220 × 85225) / 5
LCM(85220,85225) = 7262874500 / 5
LCM(85220,85225) = 1452574900

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85220 and 85225 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85220 and 85225. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85220 and 85225.

Prime Factorization of 85220

Prime Factorization of 85225

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85220 and 85225.

LCM(85220,85225) = 2² × 5² × 4261¹ × 7¹ × 487¹
LCM(85220,85225) = 1452574900