What is the Least Common Multiple of 93146 and 93162?

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 93146 and 93162 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93146 and 93162, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93146,93162) = 2
LCM(93146,93162) = ( 93146 × 93162) / 2
LCM(93146,93162) = 8677667652 / 2
LCM(93146,93162) = 4338833826

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93146 and 93162 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93146 and 93162. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93146 and 93162.

Prime Factorization of 93146

Prime Factorization of 93162

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93146 and 93162.

LCM(93146,93162) = 2¹ × 46573¹ × 3¹ × 15527¹
LCM(93146,93162) = 4338833826