What is the Least Common Multiple of 97586 and 97604?

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 97586 and 97604 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97586 and 97604, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97586,97604) = 2
LCM(97586,97604) = ( 97586 × 97604) / 2
LCM(97586,97604) = 9524783944 / 2
LCM(97586,97604) = 4762391972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97586 and 97604 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97586 and 97604. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97586 and 97604.

Prime Factorization of 97586

Prime Factorization of 97604

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97586 and 97604.

LCM(97586,97604) = 2² × 59¹ × 827¹ × 13¹ × 1877¹
LCM(97586,97604) = 4762391972