What is the Least Common Multiple of 9346 and 9363?

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 9346 and 9363 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9346 and 9363, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9346,9363) = 1
LCM(9346,9363) = ( 9346 × 9363) / 1
LCM(9346,9363) = 87506598 / 1
LCM(9346,9363) = 87506598

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9346 and 9363 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9346 and 9363. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9346 and 9363.

Prime Factorization of 9346

Prime Factorization of 9363

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9346 and 9363.

LCM(9346,9363) = 2¹ × 4673¹ × 3¹ × 3121¹
LCM(9346,9363) = 87506598