What is the Least Common Multiple of 93428 and 93448?

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 93428 and 93448 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93428 and 93448, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93428,93448) = 4
LCM(93428,93448) = ( 93428 × 93448) / 4
LCM(93428,93448) = 8730659744 / 4
LCM(93428,93448) = 2182664936

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93428 and 93448 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93428 and 93448. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93428 and 93448.

Prime Factorization of 93428

Prime Factorization of 93448

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93428 and 93448.

LCM(93428,93448) = 2³ × 23357¹ × 11681¹
LCM(93428,93448) = 2182664936