What is the Least Common Multiple of 96654 and 96662?

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 96654 and 96662 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96654 and 96662, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96654,96662) = 2
LCM(96654,96662) = ( 96654 × 96662) / 2
LCM(96654,96662) = 9342768948 / 2
LCM(96654,96662) = 4671384474

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96654 and 96662 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96654 and 96662. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96654 and 96662.

Prime Factorization of 96654

Prime Factorization of 96662

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96654 and 96662.

LCM(96654,96662) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 89¹ × 181¹ × 17¹ × 2843¹
LCM(96654,96662) = 4671384474