What is the Least Common Multiple of 85280 and 85295?

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 85280 and 85295 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85280 and 85295, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85280,85295) = 5
LCM(85280,85295) = ( 85280 × 85295) / 5
LCM(85280,85295) = 7273957600 / 5
LCM(85280,85295) = 1454791520

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85280 and 85295 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85280 and 85295. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85280 and 85295.

Prime Factorization of 85280

Prime Factorization of 85295

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85280 and 85295.

LCM(85280,85295) = 2⁵ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 41¹ × 7¹ × 2437¹
LCM(85280,85295) = 1454791520