What is the Least Common Multiple of 85428 and 85445?

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 85428 and 85445 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85428 and 85445, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85428,85445) = 1
LCM(85428,85445) = ( 85428 × 85445) / 1
LCM(85428,85445) = 7299395460 / 1
LCM(85428,85445) = 7299395460

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85428 and 85445 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85428 and 85445. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85428 and 85445.

Prime Factorization of 85428

Prime Factorization of 85445

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85428 and 85445.

LCM(85428,85445) = 2² × 3³ × 7¹ × 113¹ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 743¹
LCM(85428,85445) = 7299395460