What is the Least Common Multiple of 98012 and 98027?

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 98012 and 98027 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98012 and 98027, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98012,98027) = 1
LCM(98012,98027) = ( 98012 × 98027) / 1
LCM(98012,98027) = 9607822324 / 1
LCM(98012,98027) = 9607822324

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98012 and 98027 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98012 and 98027. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98012 and 98027.

Prime Factorization of 98012

Prime Factorization of 98027

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98012 and 98027.

LCM(98012,98027) = 2² × 107¹ × 229¹ × 61¹ × 1607¹
LCM(98012,98027) = 9607822324