What is the Least Common Multiple of 91978 and 91983?

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 91978 and 91983 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 91978 and 91983, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(91978,91983) = 1
LCM(91978,91983) = ( 91978 × 91983) / 1
LCM(91978,91983) = 8460412374 / 1
LCM(91978,91983) = 8460412374

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 91978 and 91983 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 91978 and 91983. First we will calculate the prime factors of 91978 and 91983.

Prime Factorization of 91978

Prime Factorization of 91983

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 91978 and 91983.

LCM(91978,91983) = 2¹ × 45989¹ × 3¹ × 30661¹
LCM(91978,91983) = 8460412374