What is the Least Common Multiple of 93988 and 94005?

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 94005 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 94005, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93988,94005) = 1
LCM(93988,94005) = ( 93988 × 94005) / 1
LCM(93988,94005) = 8835341940 / 1
LCM(93988,94005) = 8835341940

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93988 and 94005 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93988 and 94005. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93988 and 94005.

Prime Factorization of 93988

Prime Factorization of 94005

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93988 and 94005.

LCM(93988,94005) = 2² × 23497¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 2089¹
LCM(93988,94005) = 8835341940