What is the Least Common Multiple of 95986 and 95991?

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 95986 and 95991 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 95986 and 95991, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(95986,95991) = 1
LCM(95986,95991) = ( 95986 × 95991) / 1
LCM(95986,95991) = 9213792126 / 1
LCM(95986,95991) = 9213792126

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 95986 and 95991 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 95986 and 95991. First we will calculate the prime factors of 95986 and 95991.

Prime Factorization of 95986

Prime Factorization of 95991

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 95986 and 95991.

LCM(95986,95991) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 4363¹ × 3¹ × 7² × 653¹
LCM(95986,95991) = 9213792126