What is the Least Common Multiple of 85330 and 85346?

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 85330 and 85346 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85330 and 85346, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85330,85346) = 2
LCM(85330,85346) = ( 85330 × 85346) / 2
LCM(85330,85346) = 7282574180 / 2
LCM(85330,85346) = 3641287090

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85330 and 85346 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85330 and 85346. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85330 and 85346.

Prime Factorization of 85330

Prime Factorization of 85346

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85330 and 85346.

LCM(85330,85346) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 53¹ × 139¹ × 307¹
LCM(85330,85346) = 3641287090