What is the Least Common Multiple of 9330 and 9344?

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 9330 and 9344 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9330 and 9344, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9330,9344) = 2
LCM(9330,9344) = ( 9330 × 9344) / 2
LCM(9330,9344) = 87179520 / 2
LCM(9330,9344) = 43589760

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9330 and 9344 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9330 and 9344. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9330 and 9344.

Prime Factorization of 9330

Prime Factorization of 9344

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9330 and 9344.

LCM(9330,9344) = 2⁷ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 311¹ × 73¹
LCM(9330,9344) = 43589760