What is the Least Common Multiple of 95438 and 95444?

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 95438 and 95444 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 95438 and 95444, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(95438,95444) = 2
LCM(95438,95444) = ( 95438 × 95444) / 2
LCM(95438,95444) = 9108984472 / 2
LCM(95438,95444) = 4554492236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 95438 and 95444 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 95438 and 95444. First we will calculate the prime factors of 95438 and 95444.

Prime Factorization of 95438

Prime Factorization of 95444

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 95438 and 95444.

LCM(95438,95444) = 2² × 7¹ × 17¹ × 401¹ × 107¹ × 223¹
LCM(95438,95444) = 4554492236