What is the Least Common Multiple of 95951 and 95971?

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 95951 and 95971 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 95951 and 95971, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(95951,95971) = 1
LCM(95951,95971) = ( 95951 × 95971) / 1
LCM(95951,95971) = 9208513421 / 1
LCM(95951,95971) = 9208513421

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 95951 and 95971 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 95951 and 95971. First we will calculate the prime factors of 95951 and 95971.

Prime Factorization of 95951

Prime Factorization of 95971

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 95951 and 95971.

LCM(95951,95971) = 229¹ × 419¹ × 95971¹
LCM(95951,95971) = 9208513421