What is the Least Common Multiple of 96887 and 96895?

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 96887 and 96895 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96887 and 96895, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96887,96895) = 1
LCM(96887,96895) = ( 96887 × 96895) / 1
LCM(96887,96895) = 9387865865 / 1
LCM(96887,96895) = 9387865865

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96887 and 96895 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96887 and 96895. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96887 and 96895.

Prime Factorization of 96887

Prime Factorization of 96895

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96887 and 96895.

LCM(96887,96895) = 7¹ × 13841¹ × 5¹ × 19379¹
LCM(96887,96895) = 9387865865