What is the Least Common Multiple of 94580 and 94596?

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 94580 and 94596 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 94580 and 94596, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(94580,94596) = 4
LCM(94580,94596) = ( 94580 × 94596) / 4
LCM(94580,94596) = 8946889680 / 4
LCM(94580,94596) = 2236722420

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 94580 and 94596 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 94580 and 94596. First we will calculate the prime factors of 94580 and 94596.

Prime Factorization of 94580

Prime Factorization of 94596

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 94580 and 94596.

LCM(94580,94596) = 2² × 5¹ × 4729¹ × 3¹ × 7883¹
LCM(94580,94596) = 2236722420