What is the Least Common Multiple of 98015 and 98021?

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 98015 and 98021 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98015 and 98021, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98015,98021) = 1
LCM(98015,98021) = ( 98015 × 98021) / 1
LCM(98015,98021) = 9607528315 / 1
LCM(98015,98021) = 9607528315

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98015 and 98021 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98015 and 98021. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98015 and 98021.

Prime Factorization of 98015

Prime Factorization of 98021

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98015 and 98021.

LCM(98015,98021) = 5¹ × 19603¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 67¹
LCM(98015,98021) = 9607528315