What is the Least Common Multiple of 95848 and 95862?

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 95848 and 95862 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 95848 and 95862, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(95848,95862) = 2
LCM(95848,95862) = ( 95848 × 95862) / 2
LCM(95848,95862) = 9188180976 / 2
LCM(95848,95862) = 4594090488

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 95848 and 95862 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 95848 and 95862. First we will calculate the prime factors of 95848 and 95862.

Prime Factorization of 95848

Prime Factorization of 95862

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 95848 and 95862.

LCM(95848,95862) = 2³ × 11981¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 1229¹
LCM(95848,95862) = 4594090488