What is the Least Common Multiple of 97832 and 97844?

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 97832 and 97844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97832 and 97844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97832,97844) = 4
LCM(97832,97844) = ( 97832 × 97844) / 4
LCM(97832,97844) = 9572274208 / 4
LCM(97832,97844) = 2393068552

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97832 and 97844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97832 and 97844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97832 and 97844.

Prime Factorization of 97832

Prime Factorization of 97844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97832 and 97844.

LCM(97832,97844) = 2³ × 7¹ × 1747¹ × 61¹ × 401¹
LCM(97832,97844) = 2393068552