What is the Least Common Multiple of 98022 and 98028?

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 98022 and 98028 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98022 and 98028, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98022,98028) = 6
LCM(98022,98028) = ( 98022 × 98028) / 6
LCM(98022,98028) = 9608900616 / 6
LCM(98022,98028) = 1601483436

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98022 and 98028 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98022 and 98028. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98022 and 98028.

Prime Factorization of 98022

Prime Factorization of 98028

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98022 and 98028.

LCM(98022,98028) = 2² × 3² × 17¹ × 31² × 7¹ × 389¹
LCM(98022,98028) = 1601483436