What is the Least Common Multiple of 96936 and 96940?

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 96936 and 96940 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96936 and 96940, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96936,96940) = 4
LCM(96936,96940) = ( 96936 × 96940) / 4
LCM(96936,96940) = 9396975840 / 4
LCM(96936,96940) = 2349243960

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96936 and 96940 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96936 and 96940. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96936 and 96940.

Prime Factorization of 96936

Prime Factorization of 96940

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96936 and 96940.

LCM(96936,96940) = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 577¹ × 5¹ × 37¹ × 131¹
LCM(96936,96940) = 2349243960