What is the Least Common Multiple of 96500 and 96508?

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 96500 and 96508 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96500 and 96508, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96500,96508) = 4
LCM(96500,96508) = ( 96500 × 96508) / 4
LCM(96500,96508) = 9313022000 / 4
LCM(96500,96508) = 2328255500

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96500 and 96508 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96500 and 96508. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96500 and 96508.

Prime Factorization of 96500

Prime Factorization of 96508

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96500 and 96508.

LCM(96500,96508) = 2² × 5³ × 193¹ × 23¹ × 1049¹
LCM(96500,96508) = 2328255500