What is the Least Common Multiple of 85448 and 85458?

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 85448 and 85458 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85448 and 85458, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85448,85458) = 2
LCM(85448,85458) = ( 85448 × 85458) / 2
LCM(85448,85458) = 7302215184 / 2
LCM(85448,85458) = 3651107592

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85448 and 85458 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85448 and 85458. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85448 and 85458.

Prime Factorization of 85448

Prime Factorization of 85458

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85448 and 85458.

LCM(85448,85458) = 2³ × 11¹ × 971¹ × 3¹ × 14243¹
LCM(85448,85458) = 3651107592