What is the Least Common Multiple of 85496 and 85502?

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 85496 and 85502 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85496 and 85502, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85496,85502) = 2
LCM(85496,85502) = ( 85496 × 85502) / 2
LCM(85496,85502) = 7310078992 / 2
LCM(85496,85502) = 3655039496

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85496 and 85502 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85496 and 85502. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85496 and 85502.

Prime Factorization of 85496

Prime Factorization of 85502

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85496 and 85502.

LCM(85496,85502) = 2³ × 10687¹ × 42751¹
LCM(85496,85502) = 3655039496