What is the Least Common Multiple of 95316 and 95331?

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 95316 and 95331 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 95316 and 95331, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(95316,95331) = 3
LCM(95316,95331) = ( 95316 × 95331) / 3
LCM(95316,95331) = 9086569596 / 3
LCM(95316,95331) = 3028856532

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 95316 and 95331 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 95316 and 95331. First we will calculate the prime factors of 95316 and 95331.

Prime Factorization of 95316

Prime Factorization of 95331

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 95316 and 95331.

LCM(95316,95331) = 2² × 3¹ × 13² × 47¹ × 43¹ × 739¹
LCM(95316,95331) = 3028856532