What is the Least Common Multiple of 96040 and 96045?

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 96040 and 96045 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96040 and 96045, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96040,96045) = 5
LCM(96040,96045) = ( 96040 × 96045) / 5
LCM(96040,96045) = 9224161800 / 5
LCM(96040,96045) = 1844832360

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96040 and 96045 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96040 and 96045. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96040 and 96045.

Prime Factorization of 96040

Prime Factorization of 96045

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96040 and 96045.

LCM(96040,96045) = 2³ × 5¹ × 7⁴ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 337¹
LCM(96040,96045) = 1844832360