What is the Least Common Multiple of 96838 and 96844?

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 96838 and 96844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96838 and 96844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96838,96844) = 2
LCM(96838,96844) = ( 96838 × 96844) / 2
LCM(96838,96844) = 9378179272 / 2
LCM(96838,96844) = 4689089636

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96838 and 96844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96838 and 96844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96838 and 96844.

Prime Factorization of 96838

Prime Factorization of 96844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96838 and 96844.

LCM(96838,96844) = 2² × 7¹ × 6917¹ × 11¹ × 31¹ × 71¹
LCM(96838,96844) = 4689089636