What is the Least Common Multiple of 94171 and 94178?

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 94171 and 94178 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 94171 and 94178, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(94171,94178) = 7
LCM(94171,94178) = ( 94171 × 94178) / 7
LCM(94171,94178) = 8868836438 / 7
LCM(94171,94178) = 1266976634

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 94171 and 94178 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 94171 and 94178. First we will calculate the prime factors of 94171 and 94178.

Prime Factorization of 94171

Prime Factorization of 94178

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 94171 and 94178.

LCM(94171,94178) = 7² × 11¹ × 1223¹ × 2¹ × 31²
LCM(94171,94178) = 1266976634