What is the Least Common Multiple of 97860 and 97867?

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 97860 and 97867 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97860 and 97867, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97860,97867) = 7
LCM(97860,97867) = ( 97860 × 97867) / 7
LCM(97860,97867) = 9577264620 / 7
LCM(97860,97867) = 1368180660

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97860 and 97867 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97860 and 97867. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97860 and 97867.

Prime Factorization of 97860

Prime Factorization of 97867

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97860 and 97867.

LCM(97860,97867) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 233¹ × 11¹ × 31¹ × 41¹
LCM(97860,97867) = 1368180660