What is the Least Common Multiple of 93238 and 93246?

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 93238 and 93246 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93238 and 93246, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93238,93246) = 2
LCM(93238,93246) = ( 93238 × 93246) / 2
LCM(93238,93246) = 8694070548 / 2
LCM(93238,93246) = 4347035274

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93238 and 93246 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93238 and 93246. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93238 and 93246.

Prime Factorization of 93238

Prime Factorization of 93246

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93238 and 93246.

LCM(93238,93246) = 2¹ × 46619¹ × 3¹ × 15541¹
LCM(93238,93246) = 4347035274