What is the Least Common Multiple of 93840 and 93859?

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 93840 and 93859 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93840 and 93859, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93840,93859) = 1
LCM(93840,93859) = ( 93840 × 93859) / 1
LCM(93840,93859) = 8807728560 / 1
LCM(93840,93859) = 8807728560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93840 and 93859 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93840 and 93859. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93840 and 93859.

Prime Factorization of 93840

Prime Factorization of 93859

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93840 and 93859.

LCM(93840,93859) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 23¹ × 47¹ × 1997¹
LCM(93840,93859) = 8807728560