What is the Least Common Multiple of 91997 and 92012?

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 91997 and 92012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 91997 and 92012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(91997,92012) = 1
LCM(91997,92012) = ( 91997 × 92012) / 1
LCM(91997,92012) = 8464827964 / 1
LCM(91997,92012) = 8464827964

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 91997 and 92012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 91997 and 92012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 91997 and 92012.

Prime Factorization of 91997

Prime Factorization of 92012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 91997 and 92012.

LCM(91997,92012) = 91997¹ × 2² × 23003¹
LCM(91997,92012) = 8464827964