What is the Least Common Multiple of 85387 and 85403?

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 85387 and 85403 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85387 and 85403, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85387,85403) = 1
LCM(85387,85403) = ( 85387 × 85403) / 1
LCM(85387,85403) = 7292305961 / 1
LCM(85387,85403) = 7292305961

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85387 and 85403 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85387 and 85403. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85387 and 85403.

Prime Factorization of 85387

Prime Factorization of 85403

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85387 and 85403.

LCM(85387,85403) = 103¹ × 829¹ × 41¹ × 2083¹
LCM(85387,85403) = 7292305961