What is the Least Common Multiple of 97988 and 97993?

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 97988 and 97993 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97988 and 97993, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97988,97993) = 1
LCM(97988,97993) = ( 97988 × 97993) / 1
LCM(97988,97993) = 9602138084 / 1
LCM(97988,97993) = 9602138084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97988 and 97993 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97988 and 97993. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97988 and 97993.

Prime Factorization of 97988

Prime Factorization of 97993

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97988 and 97993.

LCM(97988,97993) = 2² × 11¹ × 17¹ × 131¹ × 7¹ × 13999¹
LCM(97988,97993) = 9602138084