What is the Least Common Multiple of 96734 and 96744?

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 96734 and 96744 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96734 and 96744, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96734,96744) = 2
LCM(96734,96744) = ( 96734 × 96744) / 2
LCM(96734,96744) = 9358434096 / 2
LCM(96734,96744) = 4679217048

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96734 and 96744 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96734 and 96744. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96734 and 96744.

Prime Factorization of 96734

Prime Factorization of 96744

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96734 and 96744.

LCM(96734,96744) = 2³ × 11¹ × 4397¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 139¹
LCM(96734,96744) = 4679217048