What is the Least Common Multiple of 96708 and 96712?

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 96708 and 96712 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96708 and 96712, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96708,96712) = 4
LCM(96708,96712) = ( 96708 × 96712) / 4
LCM(96708,96712) = 9352824096 / 4
LCM(96708,96712) = 2338206024

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96708 and 96712 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96708 and 96712. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96708 and 96712.

Prime Factorization of 96708

Prime Factorization of 96712

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96708 and 96712.

LCM(96708,96712) = 2³ × 3¹ × 8059¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 157¹
LCM(96708,96712) = 2338206024