What is the Least Common Multiple of 91596 and 91604?

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 91596 and 91604 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 91596 and 91604, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(91596,91604) = 4
LCM(91596,91604) = ( 91596 × 91604) / 4
LCM(91596,91604) = 8390559984 / 4
LCM(91596,91604) = 2097639996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 91596 and 91604 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 91596 and 91604. First we will calculate the prime factors of 91596 and 91604.

Prime Factorization of 91596

Prime Factorization of 91604

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 91596 and 91604.

LCM(91596,91604) = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 449¹ × 22901¹
LCM(91596,91604) = 2097639996