What is the Least Common Multiple of 85516 and 85528?

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 85516 and 85528 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85516 and 85528, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85516,85528) = 4
LCM(85516,85528) = ( 85516 × 85528) / 4
LCM(85516,85528) = 7314012448 / 4
LCM(85516,85528) = 1828503112

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85516 and 85528 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85516 and 85528. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85516 and 85528.

Prime Factorization of 85516

Prime Factorization of 85528

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85516 and 85528.

LCM(85516,85528) = 2³ × 21379¹ × 10691¹
LCM(85516,85528) = 1828503112