What is the Least Common Multiple of 85476 and 85486?

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 85476 and 85486 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85476 and 85486, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85476,85486) = 2
LCM(85476,85486) = ( 85476 × 85486) / 2
LCM(85476,85486) = 7307001336 / 2
LCM(85476,85486) = 3653500668

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85476 and 85486 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85476 and 85486. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85476 and 85486.

Prime Factorization of 85476

Prime Factorization of 85486

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85476 and 85486.

LCM(85476,85486) = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 419¹ × 42743¹
LCM(85476,85486) = 3653500668