What is the Least Common Multiple of 98003 and 98014?

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 98003 and 98014 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98003 and 98014, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98003,98014) = 1
LCM(98003,98014) = ( 98003 × 98014) / 1
LCM(98003,98014) = 9605666042 / 1
LCM(98003,98014) = 9605666042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98003 and 98014 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98003 and 98014. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98003 and 98014.

Prime Factorization of 98003

Prime Factorization of 98014

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98003 and 98014.

LCM(98003,98014) = 23¹ × 4261¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 7001¹
LCM(98003,98014) = 9605666042