What is the Least Common Multiple of 93946 and 93958?

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 93946 and 93958 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93946 and 93958, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93946,93958) = 2
LCM(93946,93958) = ( 93946 × 93958) / 2
LCM(93946,93958) = 8826978268 / 2
LCM(93946,93958) = 4413489134

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93946 and 93958 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93946 and 93958. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93946 and 93958.

Prime Factorization of 93946

Prime Factorization of 93958

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93946 and 93958.

LCM(93946,93958) = 2¹ × 107¹ × 439¹ × 109¹ × 431¹
LCM(93946,93958) = 4413489134