What is the Least Common Multiple of 93438 and 93442?

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 93438 and 93442 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93438 and 93442, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93438,93442) = 2
LCM(93438,93442) = ( 93438 × 93442) / 2
LCM(93438,93442) = 8731033596 / 2
LCM(93438,93442) = 4365516798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93438 and 93442 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93438 and 93442. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93438 and 93442.

Prime Factorization of 93438

Prime Factorization of 93442

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93438 and 93442.

LCM(93438,93442) = 2¹ × 3² × 29¹ × 179¹ × 19¹ × 2459¹
LCM(93438,93442) = 4365516798