What is the Least Common Multiple of 97866 and 97877?

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 97866 and 97877 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97866 and 97877, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97866,97877) = 1
LCM(97866,97877) = ( 97866 × 97877) / 1
LCM(97866,97877) = 9578830482 / 1
LCM(97866,97877) = 9578830482

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97866 and 97877 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97866 and 97877. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97866 and 97877.

Prime Factorization of 97866

Prime Factorization of 97877

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97866 and 97877.

LCM(97866,97877) = 2¹ × 3² × 5437¹ × 13¹ × 7529¹
LCM(97866,97877) = 9578830482