What is the Least Common Multiple of 92996 and 93008?

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 92996 and 93008 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 92996 and 93008, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(92996,93008) = 4
LCM(92996,93008) = ( 92996 × 93008) / 4
LCM(92996,93008) = 8649371968 / 4
LCM(92996,93008) = 2162342992

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 92996 and 93008 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 92996 and 93008. First we will calculate the prime factors of 92996 and 93008.

Prime Factorization of 92996

Prime Factorization of 93008

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 92996 and 93008.

LCM(92996,93008) = 2⁴ × 67¹ × 347¹ × 5813¹
LCM(92996,93008) = 2162342992