What is the Least Common Multiple of 96356 and 96376?

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 96356 and 96376 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96356 and 96376, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96356,96376) = 4
LCM(96356,96376) = ( 96356 × 96376) / 4
LCM(96356,96376) = 9286405856 / 4
LCM(96356,96376) = 2321601464

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96356 and 96376 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96356 and 96376. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96356 and 96376.

Prime Factorization of 96356

Prime Factorization of 96376

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96356 and 96376.

LCM(96356,96376) = 2³ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 109¹ × 7¹ × 1721¹
LCM(96356,96376) = 2321601464