What is the Least Common Multiple of 97868 and 97886?

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 97868 and 97886 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97868 and 97886, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97868,97886) = 2
LCM(97868,97886) = ( 97868 × 97886) / 2
LCM(97868,97886) = 9579907048 / 2
LCM(97868,97886) = 4789953524

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97868 and 97886 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97868 and 97886. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97868 and 97886.

Prime Factorization of 97868

Prime Factorization of 97886

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97868 and 97886.

LCM(97868,97886) = 2² × 43¹ × 569¹ × 17¹ × 2879¹
LCM(97868,97886) = 4789953524