What is the Least Common Multiple of 95846 and 95863?

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 95846 and 95863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 95846 and 95863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(95846,95863) = 17
LCM(95846,95863) = ( 95846 × 95863) / 17
LCM(95846,95863) = 9188085098 / 17
LCM(95846,95863) = 540475594

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 95846 and 95863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 95846 and 95863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 95846 and 95863.

Prime Factorization of 95846

Prime Factorization of 95863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 95846 and 95863.

LCM(95846,95863) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 2819¹ × 5639¹
LCM(95846,95863) = 540475594