What is the Least Common Multiple of 93442 and 93462?

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 93442 and 93462 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93442 and 93462, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93442,93462) = 2
LCM(93442,93462) = ( 93442 × 93462) / 2
LCM(93442,93462) = 8733276204 / 2
LCM(93442,93462) = 4366638102

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93442 and 93462 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93442 and 93462. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93442 and 93462.

Prime Factorization of 93442

Prime Factorization of 93462

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93442 and 93462.

LCM(93442,93462) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 2459¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 421¹
LCM(93442,93462) = 4366638102