What is the Least Common Multiple of 93996 and 94012?

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 93996 and 94012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93996 and 94012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93996,94012) = 4
LCM(93996,94012) = ( 93996 × 94012) / 4
LCM(93996,94012) = 8836751952 / 4
LCM(93996,94012) = 2209187988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93996 and 94012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93996 and 94012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93996 and 94012.

Prime Factorization of 93996

Prime Factorization of 94012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93996 and 94012.

LCM(93996,94012) = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 373¹ × 19¹ × 1237¹
LCM(93996,94012) = 2209187988