What is the Least Common Multiple of 85672 and 85676?

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 85672 and 85676 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85672 and 85676, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85672,85676) = 4
LCM(85672,85676) = ( 85672 × 85676) / 4
LCM(85672,85676) = 7340034272 / 4
LCM(85672,85676) = 1835008568

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85672 and 85676 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85672 and 85676. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85672 and 85676.

Prime Factorization of 85672

Prime Factorization of 85676

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85672 and 85676.

LCM(85672,85676) = 2³ × 10709¹ × 21419¹
LCM(85672,85676) = 1835008568