What is the Least Common Multiple of 9398 and 9402?

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 9398 and 9402 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9398 and 9402, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9398,9402) = 2
LCM(9398,9402) = ( 9398 × 9402) / 2
LCM(9398,9402) = 88359996 / 2
LCM(9398,9402) = 44179998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9398 and 9402 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9398 and 9402. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9398 and 9402.

Prime Factorization of 9398

Prime Factorization of 9402

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9398 and 9402.

LCM(9398,9402) = 2¹ × 37¹ × 127¹ × 3¹ × 1567¹
LCM(9398,9402) = 44179998