What is the Least Common Multiple of 97836 and 97841?

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 97836 and 97841 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97836 and 97841, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97836,97841) = 1
LCM(97836,97841) = ( 97836 × 97841) / 1
LCM(97836,97841) = 9572372076 / 1
LCM(97836,97841) = 9572372076

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97836 and 97841 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97836 and 97841. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97836 and 97841.

Prime Factorization of 97836

Prime Factorization of 97841

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97836 and 97841.

LCM(97836,97841) = 2² × 3¹ × 31¹ × 263¹ × 97841¹
LCM(97836,97841) = 9572372076