What is the Least Common Multiple of 93542 and 93550?

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 93542 and 93550 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93542 and 93550, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93542,93550) = 2
LCM(93542,93550) = ( 93542 × 93550) / 2
LCM(93542,93550) = 8750854100 / 2
LCM(93542,93550) = 4375427050

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93542 and 93550 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93542 and 93550. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93542 and 93550.

Prime Factorization of 93542

Prime Factorization of 93550

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93542 and 93550.

LCM(93542,93550) = 2¹ × 46771¹ × 5² × 1871¹
LCM(93542,93550) = 4375427050