What is the Least Common Multiple of 97732 and 97736?

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 97732 and 97736 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97732 and 97736, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97732,97736) = 4
LCM(97732,97736) = ( 97732 × 97736) / 4
LCM(97732,97736) = 9551934752 / 4
LCM(97732,97736) = 2387983688

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97732 and 97736 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97732 and 97736. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97732 and 97736.

Prime Factorization of 97732

Prime Factorization of 97736

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97732 and 97736.

LCM(97732,97736) = 2³ × 53¹ × 461¹ × 19¹ × 643¹
LCM(97732,97736) = 2387983688