What is the Least Common Multiple of 97912 and 97928?

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 97912 and 97928 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97912 and 97928, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97912,97928) = 8
LCM(97912,97928) = ( 97912 × 97928) / 8
LCM(97912,97928) = 9588326336 / 8
LCM(97912,97928) = 1198540792

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97912 and 97928 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97912 and 97928. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97912 and 97928.

Prime Factorization of 97912

Prime Factorization of 97928

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97912 and 97928.

LCM(97912,97928) = 2³ × 12239¹ × 12241¹
LCM(97912,97928) = 1198540792