What is the Least Common Multiple of 96912 and 96916?

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 96912 and 96916 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96912 and 96916, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96912,96916) = 4
LCM(96912,96916) = ( 96912 × 96916) / 4
LCM(96912,96916) = 9392323392 / 4
LCM(96912,96916) = 2348080848

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96912 and 96916 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96912 and 96916. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96912 and 96916.

Prime Factorization of 96912

Prime Factorization of 96916

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96912 and 96916.

LCM(96912,96916) = 2⁴ × 3² × 673¹ × 24229¹
LCM(96912,96916) = 2348080848