What is the Least Common Multiple of 93158 and 93172?

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 93158 and 93172 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93158 and 93172, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93158,93172) = 2
LCM(93158,93172) = ( 93158 × 93172) / 2
LCM(93158,93172) = 8679717176 / 2
LCM(93158,93172) = 4339858588

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93158 and 93172 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93158 and 93172. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93158 and 93172.

Prime Factorization of 93158

Prime Factorization of 93172

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93158 and 93172.

LCM(93158,93172) = 2² × 13¹ × 3583¹ × 23293¹
LCM(93158,93172) = 4339858588