What is the Least Common Multiple of 93502 and 93509?

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 93502 and 93509 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93502 and 93509, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93502,93509) = 1
LCM(93502,93509) = ( 93502 × 93509) / 1
LCM(93502,93509) = 8743278518 / 1
LCM(93502,93509) = 8743278518

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93502 and 93509 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93502 and 93509. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93502 and 93509.

Prime Factorization of 93502

Prime Factorization of 93509

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93502 and 93509.

LCM(93502,93509) = 2¹ × 46751¹ × 13¹ × 7193¹
LCM(93502,93509) = 8743278518