What is the Least Common Multiple of 97297 and 97307?

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 97297 and 97307 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97297 and 97307, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97297,97307) = 1
LCM(97297,97307) = ( 97297 × 97307) / 1
LCM(97297,97307) = 9467679179 / 1
LCM(97297,97307) = 9467679179

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97297 and 97307 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97297 and 97307. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97297 and 97307.

Prime Factorization of 97297

Prime Factorization of 97307

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97297 and 97307.

LCM(97297,97307) = 149¹ × 653¹ × 7¹ × 13901¹
LCM(97297,97307) = 9467679179