What is the Least Common Multiple of 85234 and 85248?

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 85234 and 85248 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85234 and 85248, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85234,85248) = 2
LCM(85234,85248) = ( 85234 × 85248) / 2
LCM(85234,85248) = 7266028032 / 2
LCM(85234,85248) = 3633014016

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85234 and 85248 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85234 and 85248. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85234 and 85248.

Prime Factorization of 85234

Prime Factorization of 85248

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85234 and 85248.

LCM(85234,85248) = 2⁸ × 19¹ × 2243¹ × 3² × 37¹
LCM(85234,85248) = 3633014016