What is the Least Common Multiple of 85356 and 85361?

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 85356 and 85361 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85356 and 85361, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85356,85361) = 1
LCM(85356,85361) = ( 85356 × 85361) / 1
LCM(85356,85361) = 7286073516 / 1
LCM(85356,85361) = 7286073516

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85356 and 85361 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85356 and 85361. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85356 and 85361.

Prime Factorization of 85356

Prime Factorization of 85361

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85356 and 85361.

LCM(85356,85361) = 2² × 3² × 2371¹ × 85361¹
LCM(85356,85361) = 7286073516