What is the Least Common Multiple of 96688 and 96696?

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 96688 and 96696 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96688 and 96696, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96688,96696) = 8
LCM(96688,96696) = ( 96688 × 96696) / 8
LCM(96688,96696) = 9349342848 / 8
LCM(96688,96696) = 1168667856

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96688 and 96696 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96688 and 96696. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96688 and 96696.

Prime Factorization of 96688

Prime Factorization of 96696

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96688 and 96696.

LCM(96688,96696) = 2⁴ × 6043¹ × 3² × 17¹ × 79¹
LCM(96688,96696) = 1168667856