What is the Least Common Multiple of 95998 and 96004?

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 95998 and 96004 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 95998 and 96004, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(95998,96004) = 2
LCM(95998,96004) = ( 95998 × 96004) / 2
LCM(95998,96004) = 9216191992 / 2
LCM(95998,96004) = 4608095996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 95998 and 96004 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 95998 and 96004. First we will calculate the prime factors of 95998 and 96004.

Prime Factorization of 95998

Prime Factorization of 96004

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 95998 and 96004.

LCM(95998,96004) = 2² × 7¹ × 6857¹ × 24001¹
LCM(95998,96004) = 4608095996