What is the Least Common Multiple of 96468 and 96476?

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 96468 and 96476 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96468 and 96476, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96468,96476) = 4
LCM(96468,96476) = ( 96468 × 96476) / 4
LCM(96468,96476) = 9306846768 / 4
LCM(96468,96476) = 2326711692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96468 and 96476 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96468 and 96476. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96468 and 96476.

Prime Factorization of 96468

Prime Factorization of 96476

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96468 and 96476.

LCM(96468,96476) = 2² × 3¹ × 8039¹ × 89¹ × 271¹
LCM(96468,96476) = 2326711692