What is the Least Common Multiple of 85257 and 85268?

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 85257 and 85268 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85257 and 85268, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85257,85268) = 1
LCM(85257,85268) = ( 85257 × 85268) / 1
LCM(85257,85268) = 7269693876 / 1
LCM(85257,85268) = 7269693876

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85257 and 85268 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85257 and 85268. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85257 and 85268.

Prime Factorization of 85257

Prime Factorization of 85268

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85257 and 85268.

LCM(85257,85268) = 3² × 9473¹ × 2² × 21317¹
LCM(85257,85268) = 7269693876