What is the Least Common Multiple of 96954 and 96961?

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 96954 and 96961 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96954 and 96961, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96954,96961) = 1
LCM(96954,96961) = ( 96954 × 96961) / 1
LCM(96954,96961) = 9400756794 / 1
LCM(96954,96961) = 9400756794

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96954 and 96961 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96954 and 96961. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96954 and 96961.

Prime Factorization of 96954

Prime Factorization of 96961

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96954 and 96961.

LCM(96954,96961) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 113¹ × 47¹ × 2063¹
LCM(96954,96961) = 9400756794