What is the Least Common Multiple of 85353 and 85373?

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 85353 and 85373 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85353 and 85373, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85353,85373) = 1
LCM(85353,85373) = ( 85353 × 85373) / 1
LCM(85353,85373) = 7286841669 / 1
LCM(85353,85373) = 7286841669

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85353 and 85373 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85353 and 85373. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85353 and 85373.

Prime Factorization of 85353

Prime Factorization of 85373

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85353 and 85373.

LCM(85353,85373) = 3¹ × 23¹ × 1237¹ × 59¹ × 1447¹
LCM(85353,85373) = 7286841669