What is the Least Common Multiple of 95950 and 95957?

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 95950 and 95957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 95950 and 95957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(95950,95957) = 1
LCM(95950,95957) = ( 95950 × 95957) / 1
LCM(95950,95957) = 9207074150 / 1
LCM(95950,95957) = 9207074150

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 95950 and 95957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 95950 and 95957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 95950 and 95957.

Prime Factorization of 95950

Prime Factorization of 95957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 95950 and 95957.

LCM(95950,95957) = 2¹ × 5² × 19¹ × 101¹ × 95957¹
LCM(95950,95957) = 9207074150