What is the Least Common Multiple of 91996 and 92005?

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 91996 and 92005 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 91996 and 92005, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(91996,92005) = 1
LCM(91996,92005) = ( 91996 × 92005) / 1
LCM(91996,92005) = 8464091980 / 1
LCM(91996,92005) = 8464091980

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 91996 and 92005 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 91996 and 92005. First we will calculate the prime factors of 91996 and 92005.

Prime Factorization of 91996

Prime Factorization of 92005

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 91996 and 92005.

LCM(91996,92005) = 2² × 109¹ × 211¹ × 5¹ × 18401¹
LCM(91996,92005) = 8464091980