What is the Least Common Multiple of 9566 and 9572?

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 9566 and 9572 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9566 and 9572, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9566,9572) = 2
LCM(9566,9572) = ( 9566 × 9572) / 2
LCM(9566,9572) = 91565752 / 2
LCM(9566,9572) = 45782876

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9566 and 9572 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9566 and 9572. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9566 and 9572.

Prime Factorization of 9566

Prime Factorization of 9572

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9566 and 9572.

LCM(9566,9572) = 2² × 4783¹ × 2393¹
LCM(9566,9572) = 45782876