What is the Least Common Multiple of 95856 and 95876?

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 95856 and 95876 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 95856 and 95876, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(95856,95876) = 4
LCM(95856,95876) = ( 95856 × 95876) / 4
LCM(95856,95876) = 9190289856 / 4
LCM(95856,95876) = 2297572464

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 95856 and 95876 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 95856 and 95876. First we will calculate the prime factors of 95856 and 95876.

Prime Factorization of 95856

Prime Factorization of 95876

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 95856 and 95876.

LCM(95856,95876) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 1997¹ × 11¹ × 2179¹
LCM(95856,95876) = 2297572464