What is the Least Common Multiple of 97196 and 97212?

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 97196 and 97212 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97196 and 97212, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97196,97212) = 4
LCM(97196,97212) = ( 97196 × 97212) / 4
LCM(97196,97212) = 9448617552 / 4
LCM(97196,97212) = 2362154388

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97196 and 97212 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97196 and 97212. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97196 and 97212.

Prime Factorization of 97196

Prime Factorization of 97212

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97196 and 97212.

LCM(97196,97212) = 2² × 11¹ × 47² × 3¹ × 8101¹
LCM(97196,97212) = 2362154388