What is the Least Common Multiple of 95957 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 95957 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 95957 and 95966, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(95957,95966) = 1
LCM(95957,95966) = ( 95957 × 95966) / 1
LCM(95957,95966) = 9208609462 / 1
LCM(95957,95966) = 9208609462

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 95957 and 95966 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 95957 and 95966. First we will calculate the prime factors of 95957 and 95966.

Prime Factorization of 95957

Prime Factorization of 95966

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 95957 and 95966.

LCM(95957,95966) = 95957¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 3691¹
LCM(95957,95966) = 9208609462