What is the Least Common Multiple of 96995 and 97013?

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 96995 and 97013 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96995 and 97013, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96995,97013) = 1
LCM(96995,97013) = ( 96995 × 97013) / 1
LCM(96995,97013) = 9409775935 / 1
LCM(96995,97013) = 9409775935

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96995 and 97013 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96995 and 97013. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96995 and 97013.

Prime Factorization of 96995

Prime Factorization of 97013

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96995 and 97013.

LCM(96995,97013) = 5¹ × 19¹ × 1021¹ × 7¹ × 13859¹
LCM(96995,97013) = 9409775935