What is the Least Common Multiple of 96178 and 96197?

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 96197 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 96197, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96178,96197) = 19
LCM(96178,96197) = ( 96178 × 96197) / 19
LCM(96178,96197) = 9252035066 / 19
LCM(96178,96197) = 486949214

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96178 and 96197 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96178 and 96197. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96178 and 96197.

Prime Factorization of 96178

Prime Factorization of 96197

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96178 and 96197.

LCM(96178,96197) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 2531¹ × 61¹ × 83¹
LCM(96178,96197) = 486949214