What is the Least Common Multiple of 85231 and 85242?

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 85231 and 85242 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85231 and 85242, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85231,85242) = 1
LCM(85231,85242) = ( 85231 × 85242) / 1
LCM(85231,85242) = 7265260902 / 1
LCM(85231,85242) = 7265260902

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85231 and 85242 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85231 and 85242. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85231 and 85242.

Prime Factorization of 85231

Prime Factorization of 85242

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85231 and 85242.

LCM(85231,85242) = 29¹ × 2939¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 14207¹
LCM(85231,85242) = 7265260902