What is the Least Common Multiple of 93578 and 93596?

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 93578 and 93596 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93578 and 93596, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93578,93596) = 2
LCM(93578,93596) = ( 93578 × 93596) / 2
LCM(93578,93596) = 8758526488 / 2
LCM(93578,93596) = 4379263244

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93578 and 93596 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93578 and 93596. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93578 and 93596.

Prime Factorization of 93578

Prime Factorization of 93596

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93578 and 93596.

LCM(93578,93596) = 2² × 71¹ × 659¹ × 23399¹
LCM(93578,93596) = 4379263244