What is the Least Common Multiple of 93998 and 94018?

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 93998 and 94018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93998 and 94018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93998,94018) = 2
LCM(93998,94018) = ( 93998 × 94018) / 2
LCM(93998,94018) = 8837503964 / 2
LCM(93998,94018) = 4418751982

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93998 and 94018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93998 and 94018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93998 and 94018.

Prime Factorization of 93998

Prime Factorization of 94018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93998 and 94018.

LCM(93998,94018) = 2¹ × 43¹ × 1093¹ × 29¹ × 1621¹
LCM(93998,94018) = 4418751982