What is the Least Common Multiple of 93988 and 93995?

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 93995 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 93995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93988,93995) = 1
LCM(93988,93995) = ( 93988 × 93995) / 1
LCM(93988,93995) = 8834402060 / 1
LCM(93988,93995) = 8834402060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93988 and 93995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93988 and 93995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93988 and 93995.

Prime Factorization of 93988

Prime Factorization of 93995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93988 and 93995.

LCM(93988,93995) = 2² × 23497¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 1709¹
LCM(93988,93995) = 8834402060