What is the Least Common Multiple of 93658 and 93668?

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 93658 and 93668 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93658 and 93668, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93658,93668) = 2
LCM(93658,93668) = ( 93658 × 93668) / 2
LCM(93658,93668) = 8772757544 / 2
LCM(93658,93668) = 4386378772

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93658 and 93668 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93658 and 93668. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93658 and 93668.

Prime Factorization of 93658

Prime Factorization of 93668

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93658 and 93668.

LCM(93658,93668) = 2² × 46829¹ × 23417¹
LCM(93658,93668) = 4386378772