What is the Least Common Multiple of 93988 and 93992?

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 93988 and 93992 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93988 and 93992, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93988,93992) = 4
LCM(93988,93992) = ( 93988 × 93992) / 4
LCM(93988,93992) = 8834120096 / 4
LCM(93988,93992) = 2208530024

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93988 and 93992 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93988 and 93992. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93988 and 93992.

Prime Factorization of 93988

Prime Factorization of 93992

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93988 and 93992.

LCM(93988,93992) = 2³ × 23497¹ × 31¹ × 379¹
LCM(93988,93992) = 2208530024