What is the Least Common Multiple of 92942 and 92958?

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 92942 and 92958 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 92942 and 92958, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(92942,92958) = 2
LCM(92942,92958) = ( 92942 × 92958) / 2
LCM(92942,92958) = 8639702436 / 2
LCM(92942,92958) = 4319851218

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 92942 and 92958 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 92942 and 92958. First we will calculate the prime factors of 92942 and 92958.

Prime Factorization of 92942

Prime Factorization of 92958

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 92942 and 92958.

LCM(92942,92958) = 2¹ × 46471¹ × 3¹ × 15493¹
LCM(92942,92958) = 4319851218