What is the Least Common Multiple of 85588 and 85602?

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 85588 and 85602 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85588 and 85602, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85588,85602) = 2
LCM(85588,85602) = ( 85588 × 85602) / 2
LCM(85588,85602) = 7326503976 / 2
LCM(85588,85602) = 3663251988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85588 and 85602 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85588 and 85602. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85588 and 85602.

Prime Factorization of 85588

Prime Factorization of 85602

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85588 and 85602.

LCM(85588,85602) = 2² × 21397¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 1297¹
LCM(85588,85602) = 3663251988