What is the Least Common Multiple of 93476 and 93482?

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 93476 and 93482 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93476 and 93482, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93476,93482) = 2
LCM(93476,93482) = ( 93476 × 93482) / 2
LCM(93476,93482) = 8738323432 / 2
LCM(93476,93482) = 4369161716

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93476 and 93482 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93476 and 93482. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93476 and 93482.

Prime Factorization of 93476

Prime Factorization of 93482

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93476 and 93482.

LCM(93476,93482) = 2² × 23369¹ × 43¹ × 1087¹
LCM(93476,93482) = 4369161716