What is the Least Common Multiple of 96155 and 96172?

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 96155 and 96172 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96155 and 96172, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96155,96172) = 1
LCM(96155,96172) = ( 96155 × 96172) / 1
LCM(96155,96172) = 9247418660 / 1
LCM(96155,96172) = 9247418660

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96155 and 96172 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96155 and 96172. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96155 and 96172.

Prime Factorization of 96155

Prime Factorization of 96172

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96155 and 96172.

LCM(96155,96172) = 5¹ × 19231¹ × 2² × 24043¹
LCM(96155,96172) = 9247418660