What is the Least Common Multiple of 97977 and 97987?

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 97977 and 97987 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97977 and 97987, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97977,97987) = 1
LCM(97977,97987) = ( 97977 × 97987) / 1
LCM(97977,97987) = 9600472299 / 1
LCM(97977,97987) = 9600472299

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97977 and 97987 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97977 and 97987. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97977 and 97987.

Prime Factorization of 97977

Prime Factorization of 97987

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97977 and 97987.

LCM(97977,97987) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 2969¹ × 97987¹
LCM(97977,97987) = 9600472299