What is the Least Common Multiple of 85371 and 85389?

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 85371 and 85389 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85371 and 85389, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85371,85389) = 3
LCM(85371,85389) = ( 85371 × 85389) / 3
LCM(85371,85389) = 7289744319 / 3
LCM(85371,85389) = 2429914773

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85371 and 85389 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85371 and 85389. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85371 and 85389.

Prime Factorization of 85371

Prime Factorization of 85389

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85371 and 85389.

LCM(85371,85389) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 199¹ × 28463¹
LCM(85371,85389) = 2429914773