What is the Least Common Multiple of 93178 and 93188?

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 93178 and 93188 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93178 and 93188, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93178,93188) = 2
LCM(93178,93188) = ( 93178 × 93188) / 2
LCM(93178,93188) = 8683071464 / 2
LCM(93178,93188) = 4341535732

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93178 and 93188 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93178 and 93188. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93178 and 93188.

Prime Factorization of 93178

Prime Factorization of 93188

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93178 and 93188.

LCM(93178,93188) = 2² × 46589¹ × 23297¹
LCM(93178,93188) = 4341535732