What is the Least Common Multiple of 85832 and 85852?

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 85832 and 85852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85832 and 85852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85832,85852) = 4
LCM(85832,85852) = ( 85832 × 85852) / 4
LCM(85832,85852) = 7368848864 / 4
LCM(85832,85852) = 1842212216

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85832 and 85852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85832 and 85852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85832 and 85852.

Prime Factorization of 85832

Prime Factorization of 85852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85832 and 85852.

LCM(85832,85852) = 2³ × 10729¹ × 13² × 127¹
LCM(85832,85852) = 1842212216