What is the Least Common Multiple of 93986 and 94002?

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 93986 and 94002 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93986 and 94002, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93986,94002) = 2
LCM(93986,94002) = ( 93986 × 94002) / 2
LCM(93986,94002) = 8834871972 / 2
LCM(93986,94002) = 4417435986

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93986 and 94002 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93986 and 94002. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93986 and 94002.

Prime Factorization of 93986

Prime Factorization of 94002

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93986 and 94002.

LCM(93986,94002) = 2¹ × 46993¹ × 3¹ × 15667¹
LCM(93986,94002) = 4417435986