What is the Least Common Multiple of 85452 and 85457?

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 85452 and 85457 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85452 and 85457, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85452,85457) = 1
LCM(85452,85457) = ( 85452 × 85457) / 1
LCM(85452,85457) = 7302471564 / 1
LCM(85452,85457) = 7302471564

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85452 and 85457 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85452 and 85457. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85452 and 85457.

Prime Factorization of 85452

Prime Factorization of 85457

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85452 and 85457.

LCM(85452,85457) = 2² × 3¹ × 7121¹ × 97¹ × 881¹
LCM(85452,85457) = 7302471564