What is the Least Common Multiple of 97867 and 97878?

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 97867 and 97878 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97867 and 97878, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97867,97878) = 11
LCM(97867,97878) = ( 97867 × 97878) / 11
LCM(97867,97878) = 9579026226 / 11
LCM(97867,97878) = 870820566

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97867 and 97878 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97867 and 97878. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97867 and 97878.

Prime Factorization of 97867

Prime Factorization of 97878

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97867 and 97878.

LCM(97867,97878) = 7¹ × 11¹ × 31¹ × 41¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 1483¹
LCM(97867,97878) = 870820566