What is the Least Common Multiple of 85242 and 85251?

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 85242 and 85251 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85242 and 85251, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85242,85251) = 3
LCM(85242,85251) = ( 85242 × 85251) / 3
LCM(85242,85251) = 7266965742 / 3
LCM(85242,85251) = 2422321914

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85242 and 85251 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85242 and 85251. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85242 and 85251.

Prime Factorization of 85242

Prime Factorization of 85251

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85242 and 85251.

LCM(85242,85251) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14207¹ × 157¹ × 181¹
LCM(85242,85251) = 2422321914