What is the Least Common Multiple of 95988 and 95999?

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 95988 and 95999 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 95988 and 95999, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(95988,95999) = 1
LCM(95988,95999) = ( 95988 × 95999) / 1
LCM(95988,95999) = 9214752012 / 1
LCM(95988,95999) = 9214752012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 95988 and 95999 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 95988 and 95999. First we will calculate the prime factors of 95988 and 95999.

Prime Factorization of 95988

Prime Factorization of 95999

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 95988 and 95999.

LCM(95988,95999) = 2² × 3¹ × 19¹ × 421¹ × 17¹ × 5647¹
LCM(95988,95999) = 9214752012