What is the Least Common Multiple of 85578 and 85588?

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 85578 and 85588 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85578 and 85588, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85578,85588) = 2
LCM(85578,85588) = ( 85578 × 85588) / 2
LCM(85578,85588) = 7324449864 / 2
LCM(85578,85588) = 3662224932

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85578 and 85588 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85578 and 85588. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85578 and 85588.

Prime Factorization of 85578

Prime Factorization of 85588

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85578 and 85588.

LCM(85578,85588) = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 839¹ × 21397¹
LCM(85578,85588) = 3662224932