What is the Least Common Multiple of 96863 and 96869?

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 96863 and 96869 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96863 and 96869, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96863,96869) = 1
LCM(96863,96869) = ( 96863 × 96869) / 1
LCM(96863,96869) = 9383021947 / 1
LCM(96863,96869) = 9383021947

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96863 and 96869 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96863 and 96869. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96863 and 96869.

Prime Factorization of 96863

Prime Factorization of 96869

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96863 and 96869.

LCM(96863,96869) = 13¹ × 7451¹ × 157¹ × 617¹
LCM(96863,96869) = 9383021947