What is the Least Common Multiple of 97977 and 97995?

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 97995 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 97995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97977,97995) = 3
LCM(97977,97995) = ( 97977 × 97995) / 3
LCM(97977,97995) = 9601256115 / 3
LCM(97977,97995) = 3200418705

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97977 and 97995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97977 and 97995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97977 and 97995.

Prime Factorization of 97977

Prime Factorization of 97995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97977 and 97995.

LCM(97977,97995) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 2969¹ × 5¹ × 47¹ × 139¹
LCM(97977,97995) = 3200418705