What is the Least Common Multiple of 85396 and 85414?

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 85396 and 85414 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85396 and 85414, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85396,85414) = 2
LCM(85396,85414) = ( 85396 × 85414) / 2
LCM(85396,85414) = 7294013944 / 2
LCM(85396,85414) = 3647006972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85396 and 85414 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85396 and 85414. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85396 and 85414.

Prime Factorization of 85396

Prime Factorization of 85414

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85396 and 85414.

LCM(85396,85414) = 2² × 37¹ × 577¹ × 7¹ × 6101¹
LCM(85396,85414) = 3647006972