What is the Least Common Multiple of 85251 and 85261?

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 85251 and 85261 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85251 and 85261, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85251,85261) = 1
LCM(85251,85261) = ( 85251 × 85261) / 1
LCM(85251,85261) = 7268585511 / 1
LCM(85251,85261) = 7268585511

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85251 and 85261 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85251 and 85261. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85251 and 85261.

Prime Factorization of 85251

Prime Factorization of 85261

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85251 and 85261.

LCM(85251,85261) = 3¹ × 157¹ × 181¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 337¹
LCM(85251,85261) = 7268585511