What is the Least Common Multiple of 93342 and 93346?

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 93342 and 93346 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93342 and 93346, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93342,93346) = 2
LCM(93342,93346) = ( 93342 × 93346) / 2
LCM(93342,93346) = 8713102332 / 2
LCM(93342,93346) = 4356551166

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93342 and 93346 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93342 and 93346. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93342 and 93346.

Prime Factorization of 93342

Prime Factorization of 93346

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93342 and 93346.

LCM(93342,93346) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 47¹ × 331¹ × 11¹ × 4243¹
LCM(93342,93346) = 4356551166