What is the Least Common Multiple of 93491 and 93508?

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 93491 and 93508 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93491 and 93508, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93491,93508) = 1
LCM(93491,93508) = ( 93491 × 93508) / 1
LCM(93491,93508) = 8742156428 / 1
LCM(93491,93508) = 8742156428

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93491 and 93508 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93491 and 93508. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93491 and 93508.

Prime Factorization of 93491

Prime Factorization of 93508

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93491 and 93508.

LCM(93491,93508) = 93491¹ × 2² × 97¹ × 241¹
LCM(93491,93508) = 8742156428