What is the Least Common Multiple of 91986 and 92003?

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 91986 and 92003 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 91986 and 92003, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(91986,92003) = 1
LCM(91986,92003) = ( 91986 × 92003) / 1
LCM(91986,92003) = 8462987958 / 1
LCM(91986,92003) = 8462987958

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 91986 and 92003 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 91986 and 92003. First we will calculate the prime factors of 91986 and 92003.

Prime Factorization of 91986

Prime Factorization of 92003

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 91986 and 92003.

LCM(91986,92003) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 15331¹ × 92003¹
LCM(91986,92003) = 8462987958