What is the Least Common Multiple of 97918 and 97922?

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 97918 and 97922 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97918 and 97922, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97918,97922) = 2
LCM(97918,97922) = ( 97918 × 97922) / 2
LCM(97918,97922) = 9588326396 / 2
LCM(97918,97922) = 4794163198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97918 and 97922 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97918 and 97922. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97918 and 97922.

Prime Factorization of 97918

Prime Factorization of 97922

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97918 and 97922.

LCM(97918,97922) = 2¹ × 173¹ × 283¹ × 11¹ × 4451¹
LCM(97918,97922) = 4794163198