What is the Least Common Multiple of 96178 and 96194?

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 96178 and 96194 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96178 and 96194, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96178,96194) = 2
LCM(96178,96194) = ( 96178 × 96194) / 2
LCM(96178,96194) = 9251746532 / 2
LCM(96178,96194) = 4625873266

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96178 and 96194 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96178 and 96194. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96178 and 96194.

Prime Factorization of 96178

Prime Factorization of 96194

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96178 and 96194.

LCM(96178,96194) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 2531¹ × 7¹ × 6871¹
LCM(96178,96194) = 4625873266