What is the Least Common Multiple of 93740 and 93746?

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 93740 and 93746 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93740 and 93746, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93740,93746) = 2
LCM(93740,93746) = ( 93740 × 93746) / 2
LCM(93740,93746) = 8787750040 / 2
LCM(93740,93746) = 4393875020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93740 and 93746 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93740 and 93746. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93740 and 93746.

Prime Factorization of 93740

Prime Factorization of 93746

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93740 and 93746.

LCM(93740,93746) = 2² × 5¹ × 43¹ × 109¹ × 19¹ × 2467¹
LCM(93740,93746) = 4393875020