What is the Least Common Multiple of 97992 and 98012?

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 97992 and 98012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97992 and 98012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97992,98012) = 4
LCM(97992,98012) = ( 97992 × 98012) / 4
LCM(97992,98012) = 9604391904 / 4
LCM(97992,98012) = 2401097976

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97992 and 98012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97992 and 98012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97992 and 98012.

Prime Factorization of 97992

Prime Factorization of 98012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97992 and 98012.

LCM(97992,98012) = 2³ × 3² × 1361¹ × 107¹ × 229¹
LCM(97992,98012) = 2401097976