What is the Least Common Multiple of 92982 and 92997?

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 92982 and 92997 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 92982 and 92997, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(92982,92997) = 3
LCM(92982,92997) = ( 92982 × 92997) / 3
LCM(92982,92997) = 8647047054 / 3
LCM(92982,92997) = 2882349018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 92982 and 92997 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 92982 and 92997. First we will calculate the prime factors of 92982 and 92997.

Prime Factorization of 92982

Prime Factorization of 92997

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 92982 and 92997.

LCM(92982,92997) = 2¹ × 3² × 15497¹ × 10333¹
LCM(92982,92997) = 2882349018