What is the Least Common Multiple of 97932 and 97950?

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 97932 and 97950 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97932 and 97950, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97932,97950) = 6
LCM(97932,97950) = ( 97932 × 97950) / 6
LCM(97932,97950) = 9592439400 / 6
LCM(97932,97950) = 1598739900

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97932 and 97950 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97932 and 97950. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97932 and 97950.

Prime Factorization of 97932

Prime Factorization of 97950

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97932 and 97950.

LCM(97932,97950) = 2² × 3¹ × 8161¹ × 5² × 653¹
LCM(97932,97950) = 1598739900