What is the Least Common Multiple of 95338 and 95346?

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 95338 and 95346 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 95338 and 95346, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(95338,95346) = 2
LCM(95338,95346) = ( 95338 × 95346) / 2
LCM(95338,95346) = 9090096948 / 2
LCM(95338,95346) = 4545048474

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 95338 and 95346 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 95338 and 95346. First we will calculate the prime factors of 95338 and 95346.

Prime Factorization of 95338

Prime Factorization of 95346

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 95338 and 95346.

LCM(95338,95346) = 2¹ × 73¹ × 653¹ × 3² × 5297¹
LCM(95338,95346) = 4545048474