What is the Least Common Multiple of 85804 and 85824?

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 85804 and 85824 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85804 and 85824, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85804,85824) = 4
LCM(85804,85824) = ( 85804 × 85824) / 4
LCM(85804,85824) = 7364042496 / 4
LCM(85804,85824) = 1841010624

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85804 and 85824 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85804 and 85824. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85804 and 85824.

Prime Factorization of 85804

Prime Factorization of 85824

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85804 and 85824.

LCM(85804,85824) = 2⁶ × 19¹ × 1129¹ × 3² × 149¹
LCM(85804,85824) = 1841010624