What is the Least Common Multiple of 96711 and 96726?

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 96711 and 96726 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96711 and 96726, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96711,96726) = 3
LCM(96711,96726) = ( 96711 × 96726) / 3
LCM(96711,96726) = 9354468186 / 3
LCM(96711,96726) = 3118156062

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96711 and 96726 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96711 and 96726. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96711 and 96726.

Prime Factorization of 96711

Prime Factorization of 96726

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96711 and 96726.

LCM(96711,96726) = 3¹ × 32237¹ × 2¹ × 7³ × 47¹
LCM(96711,96726) = 3118156062