What is the Least Common Multiple of 85436 and 85441?

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 85436 and 85441 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85436 and 85441, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85436,85441) = 1
LCM(85436,85441) = ( 85436 × 85441) / 1
LCM(85436,85441) = 7299737276 / 1
LCM(85436,85441) = 7299737276

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85436 and 85441 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85436 and 85441. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85436 and 85441.

Prime Factorization of 85436

Prime Factorization of 85441

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85436 and 85441.

LCM(85436,85441) = 2² × 13¹ × 31¹ × 53¹ × 43¹ × 1987¹
LCM(85436,85441) = 7299737276