What is the Least Common Multiple of 85535 and 85555?

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 85535 and 85555 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85535 and 85555, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85535,85555) = 5
LCM(85535,85555) = ( 85535 × 85555) / 5
LCM(85535,85555) = 7317946925 / 5
LCM(85535,85555) = 1463589385

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85535 and 85555 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85535 and 85555. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85535 and 85555.

Prime Factorization of 85535

Prime Factorization of 85555

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85535 and 85555.

LCM(85535,85555) = 5¹ × 17107¹ × 71¹ × 241¹
LCM(85535,85555) = 1463589385