What is the Least Common Multiple of 95948 and 95966?

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 95948 and 95966 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 95948 and 95966, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(95948,95966) = 2
LCM(95948,95966) = ( 95948 × 95966) / 2
LCM(95948,95966) = 9207745768 / 2
LCM(95948,95966) = 4603872884

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 95948 and 95966 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 95948 and 95966. First we will calculate the prime factors of 95948 and 95966.

Prime Factorization of 95948

Prime Factorization of 95966

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 95948 and 95966.

LCM(95948,95966) = 2² × 17² × 83¹ × 13¹ × 3691¹
LCM(95948,95966) = 4603872884