What is the Least Common Multiple of 97949 and 97965?

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 97949 and 97965 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97949 and 97965, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97949,97965) = 1
LCM(97949,97965) = ( 97949 × 97965) / 1
LCM(97949,97965) = 9595573785 / 1
LCM(97949,97965) = 9595573785

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97949 and 97965 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97949 and 97965. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97949 and 97965.

Prime Factorization of 97949

Prime Factorization of 97965

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97949 and 97965.

LCM(97949,97965) = 41¹ × 2389¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 311¹
LCM(97949,97965) = 9595573785