What is the Least Common Multiple of 85878 and 85882?

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 85878 and 85882 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85878 and 85882, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85878,85882) = 2
LCM(85878,85882) = ( 85878 × 85882) / 2
LCM(85878,85882) = 7375374396 / 2
LCM(85878,85882) = 3687687198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85878 and 85882 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85878 and 85882. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85878 and 85882.

Prime Factorization of 85878

Prime Factorization of 85882

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85878 and 85882.

LCM(85878,85882) = 2¹ × 3² × 13¹ × 367¹ × 23¹ × 1867¹
LCM(85878,85882) = 3687687198