What is the Least Common Multiple of 85383 and 85396?

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 85383 and 85396 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85383 and 85396, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85383,85396) = 1
LCM(85383,85396) = ( 85383 × 85396) / 1
LCM(85383,85396) = 7291366668 / 1
LCM(85383,85396) = 7291366668

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85383 and 85396 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85383 and 85396. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85383 and 85396.

Prime Factorization of 85383

Prime Factorization of 85396

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85383 and 85396.

LCM(85383,85396) = 3² × 53¹ × 179¹ × 2² × 37¹ × 577¹
LCM(85383,85396) = 7291366668