What is the Least Common Multiple of 93520 and 93530?

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 93520 and 93530 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93520 and 93530, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93520,93530) = 10
LCM(93520,93530) = ( 93520 × 93530) / 10
LCM(93520,93530) = 8746925600 / 10
LCM(93520,93530) = 874692560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93520 and 93530 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93520 and 93530. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93520 and 93530.

Prime Factorization of 93520

Prime Factorization of 93530

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93520 and 93530.

LCM(93520,93530) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 167¹ × 47¹ × 199¹
LCM(93520,93530) = 874692560