What is the Least Common Multiple of 96856 and 96860?

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 96856 and 96860 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96856 and 96860, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96856,96860) = 4
LCM(96856,96860) = ( 96856 × 96860) / 4
LCM(96856,96860) = 9381472160 / 4
LCM(96856,96860) = 2345368040

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96856 and 96860 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96856 and 96860. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96856 and 96860.

Prime Factorization of 96856

Prime Factorization of 96860

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96856 and 96860.

LCM(96856,96860) = 2³ × 12107¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 167¹
LCM(96856,96860) = 2345368040