What is the Least Common Multiple of 85852 and 85867?

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 85852 and 85867 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85852 and 85867, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85852,85867) = 1
LCM(85852,85867) = ( 85852 × 85867) / 1
LCM(85852,85867) = 7371853684 / 1
LCM(85852,85867) = 7371853684

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85852 and 85867 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85852 and 85867. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85852 and 85867.

Prime Factorization of 85852

Prime Factorization of 85867

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85852 and 85867.

LCM(85852,85867) = 2² × 13² × 127¹ × 17¹ × 5051¹
LCM(85852,85867) = 7371853684