What is the Least Common Multiple of 85246 and 85254?

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 85246 and 85254 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85246 and 85254, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85246,85254) = 2
LCM(85246,85254) = ( 85246 × 85254) / 2
LCM(85246,85254) = 7267562484 / 2
LCM(85246,85254) = 3633781242

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85246 and 85254 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85246 and 85254. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85246 and 85254.

Prime Factorization of 85246

Prime Factorization of 85254

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85246 and 85254.

LCM(85246,85254) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 6089¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 1093¹
LCM(85246,85254) = 3633781242