What is the Least Common Multiple of 93960 and 93970?

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 93960 and 93970 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93960 and 93970, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93960,93970) = 10
LCM(93960,93970) = ( 93960 × 93970) / 10
LCM(93960,93970) = 8829421200 / 10
LCM(93960,93970) = 882942120

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93960 and 93970 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93960 and 93970. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93960 and 93970.

Prime Factorization of 93960

Prime Factorization of 93970

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93960 and 93970.

LCM(93960,93970) = 2³ × 3⁴ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 9397¹
LCM(93960,93970) = 882942120