What is the Least Common Multiple of 97670 and 97678?

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 97670 and 97678 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97670 and 97678, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97670,97678) = 2
LCM(97670,97678) = ( 97670 × 97678) / 2
LCM(97670,97678) = 9540210260 / 2
LCM(97670,97678) = 4770105130

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97670 and 97678 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97670 and 97678. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97670 and 97678.

Prime Factorization of 97670

Prime Factorization of 97678

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97670 and 97678.

LCM(97670,97678) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 9767¹ × 7¹ × 6977¹
LCM(97670,97678) = 4770105130