What is the Least Common Multiple of 93538 and 93556?

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 93538 and 93556 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93538 and 93556, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93538,93556) = 2
LCM(93538,93556) = ( 93538 × 93556) / 2
LCM(93538,93556) = 8751041128 / 2
LCM(93538,93556) = 4375520564

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93538 and 93556 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93538 and 93556. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93538 and 93556.

Prime Factorization of 93538

Prime Factorization of 93556

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93538 and 93556.

LCM(93538,93556) = 2² × 46769¹ × 19¹ × 1231¹
LCM(93538,93556) = 4375520564