What is the Least Common Multiple of 97582 and 97596?

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 97582 and 97596 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97582 and 97596, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97582,97596) = 2
LCM(97582,97596) = ( 97582 × 97596) / 2
LCM(97582,97596) = 9523612872 / 2
LCM(97582,97596) = 4761806436

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97582 and 97596 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97582 and 97596. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97582 and 97596.

Prime Factorization of 97582

Prime Factorization of 97596

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97582 and 97596.

LCM(97582,97596) = 2² × 97¹ × 503¹ × 3² × 2711¹
LCM(97582,97596) = 4761806436