What is the Least Common Multiple of 93700 and 93720?

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 93700 and 93720 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93700 and 93720, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93700,93720) = 20
LCM(93700,93720) = ( 93700 × 93720) / 20
LCM(93700,93720) = 8781564000 / 20
LCM(93700,93720) = 439078200

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93700 and 93720 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93700 and 93720. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93700 and 93720.

Prime Factorization of 93700

Prime Factorization of 93720

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93700 and 93720.

LCM(93700,93720) = 2³ × 5² × 937¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 71¹
LCM(93700,93720) = 439078200