What is the Least Common Multiple of 96876 and 96885?

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 96876 and 96885 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96876 and 96885, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96876,96885) = 9
LCM(96876,96885) = ( 96876 × 96885) / 9
LCM(96876,96885) = 9385831260 / 9
LCM(96876,96885) = 1042870140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96876 and 96885 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96876 and 96885. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96876 and 96885.

Prime Factorization of 96876

Prime Factorization of 96885

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96876 and 96885.

LCM(96876,96885) = 2² × 3⁴ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 5¹ × 2153¹
LCM(96876,96885) = 1042870140