What is the Least Common Multiple of 97786 and 97796?

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 97786 and 97796 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97786 and 97796, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97786,97796) = 2
LCM(97786,97796) = ( 97786 × 97796) / 2
LCM(97786,97796) = 9563079656 / 2
LCM(97786,97796) = 4781539828

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97786 and 97796 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97786 and 97796. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97786 and 97796.

Prime Factorization of 97786

Prime Factorization of 97796

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97786 and 97796.

LCM(97786,97796) = 2² × 13¹ × 3761¹ × 23¹ × 1063¹
LCM(97786,97796) = 4781539828