What is the Least Common Multiple of 85321 and 85332?

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 85321 and 85332 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85321 and 85332, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85321,85332) = 1
LCM(85321,85332) = ( 85321 × 85332) / 1
LCM(85321,85332) = 7280611572 / 1
LCM(85321,85332) = 7280611572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85321 and 85332 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85321 and 85332. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85321 and 85332.

Prime Factorization of 85321

Prime Factorization of 85332

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85321 and 85332.

LCM(85321,85332) = 41¹ × 2081¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 547¹
LCM(85321,85332) = 7280611572