What is the Least Common Multiple of 85380 and 85398?

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 85380 and 85398 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85380 and 85398, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85380,85398) = 6
LCM(85380,85398) = ( 85380 × 85398) / 6
LCM(85380,85398) = 7291281240 / 6
LCM(85380,85398) = 1215213540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85380 and 85398 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85380 and 85398. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85380 and 85398.

Prime Factorization of 85380

Prime Factorization of 85398

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85380 and 85398.

LCM(85380,85398) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1423¹ × 43¹ × 331¹
LCM(85380,85398) = 1215213540