What is the Least Common Multiple of 96901 and 96906?

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 96901 and 96906 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96901 and 96906, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96901,96906) = 1
LCM(96901,96906) = ( 96901 × 96906) / 1
LCM(96901,96906) = 9390288306 / 1
LCM(96901,96906) = 9390288306

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96901 and 96906 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96901 and 96906. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96901 and 96906.

Prime Factorization of 96901

Prime Factorization of 96906

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96901 and 96906.

LCM(96901,96906) = 7¹ × 109¹ × 127¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 521¹
LCM(96901,96906) = 9390288306