What is the Least Common Multiple of 85222 and 85232?

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 85222 and 85232 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85222 and 85232, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85222,85232) = 2
LCM(85222,85232) = ( 85222 × 85232) / 2
LCM(85222,85232) = 7263641504 / 2
LCM(85222,85232) = 3631820752

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85222 and 85232 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85222 and 85232. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85222 and 85232.

Prime Factorization of 85222

Prime Factorization of 85232

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85222 and 85232.

LCM(85222,85232) = 2⁴ × 42611¹ × 7¹ × 761¹
LCM(85222,85232) = 3631820752