What is the Least Common Multiple of 93942 and 93948?

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 93942 and 93948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93942 and 93948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93942,93948) = 6
LCM(93942,93948) = ( 93942 × 93948) / 6
LCM(93942,93948) = 8825663016 / 6
LCM(93942,93948) = 1470943836

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93942 and 93948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93942 and 93948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93942 and 93948.

Prime Factorization of 93942

Prime Factorization of 93948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93942 and 93948.

LCM(93942,93948) = 2² × 3² × 17¹ × 307¹ × 7829¹
LCM(93942,93948) = 1470943836