What is the Least Common Multiple of 85536 and 85552?

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 85536 and 85552 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85536 and 85552, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85536,85552) = 16
LCM(85536,85552) = ( 85536 × 85552) / 16
LCM(85536,85552) = 7317775872 / 16
LCM(85536,85552) = 457360992

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85536 and 85552 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85536 and 85552. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85536 and 85552.

Prime Factorization of 85536

Prime Factorization of 85552

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85536 and 85552.

LCM(85536,85552) = 2⁵ × 3⁵ × 11¹ × 5347¹
LCM(85536,85552) = 457360992