What is the Least Common Multiple of 96200 and 96204?

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 96200 and 96204 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96200 and 96204, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96200,96204) = 4
LCM(96200,96204) = ( 96200 × 96204) / 4
LCM(96200,96204) = 9254824800 / 4
LCM(96200,96204) = 2313706200

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96200 and 96204 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96200 and 96204. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96200 and 96204.

Prime Factorization of 96200

Prime Factorization of 96204

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96200 and 96204.

LCM(96200,96204) = 2³ × 5² × 13¹ × 37¹ × 3¹ × 8017¹
LCM(96200,96204) = 2313706200