What is the Least Common Multiple of 97540 and 97547?

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 97540 and 97547 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97540 and 97547, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97540,97547) = 1
LCM(97540,97547) = ( 97540 × 97547) / 1
LCM(97540,97547) = 9514734380 / 1
LCM(97540,97547) = 9514734380

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97540 and 97547 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97540 and 97547. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97540 and 97547.

Prime Factorization of 97540

Prime Factorization of 97547

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97540 and 97547.

LCM(97540,97547) = 2² × 5¹ × 4877¹ × 97547¹
LCM(97540,97547) = 9514734380