What is the Least Common Multiple of 85362 and 85382?

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 85362 and 85382 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85362 and 85382, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85362,85382) = 2
LCM(85362,85382) = ( 85362 × 85382) / 2
LCM(85362,85382) = 7288378284 / 2
LCM(85362,85382) = 3644189142

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85362 and 85382 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85362 and 85382. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85362 and 85382.

Prime Factorization of 85362

Prime Factorization of 85382

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85362 and 85382.

LCM(85362,85382) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 41¹ × 347¹ × 11¹ × 3881¹
LCM(85362,85382) = 3644189142