What is the Least Common Multiple of 95991 and 95997?

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 95991 and 95997 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 95991 and 95997, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(95991,95997) = 3
LCM(95991,95997) = ( 95991 × 95997) / 3
LCM(95991,95997) = 9214848027 / 3
LCM(95991,95997) = 3071616009

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 95991 and 95997 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 95991 and 95997. First we will calculate the prime factors of 95991 and 95997.

Prime Factorization of 95991

Prime Factorization of 95997

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 95991 and 95997.

LCM(95991,95997) = 3¹ × 7² × 653¹ × 11¹ × 2909¹
LCM(95991,95997) = 3071616009