What is the Least Common Multiple of 85523 and 85532?

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 85523 and 85532 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85523 and 85532, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85523,85532) = 1
LCM(85523,85532) = ( 85523 × 85532) / 1
LCM(85523,85532) = 7314953236 / 1
LCM(85523,85532) = 7314953236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85523 and 85532 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85523 and 85532. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85523 and 85532.

Prime Factorization of 85523

Prime Factorization of 85532

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85523 and 85532.

LCM(85523,85532) = 85523¹ × 2² × 21383¹
LCM(85523,85532) = 7314953236