What is the Least Common Multiple of 85236 and 85256?

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 85236 and 85256 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85236 and 85256, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85236,85256) = 4
LCM(85236,85256) = ( 85236 × 85256) / 4
LCM(85236,85256) = 7266880416 / 4
LCM(85236,85256) = 1816720104

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85236 and 85256 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85236 and 85256. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85236 and 85256.

Prime Factorization of 85236

Prime Factorization of 85256

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85236 and 85256.

LCM(85236,85256) = 2³ × 3¹ × 7103¹ × 10657¹
LCM(85236,85256) = 1816720104