What is the Least Common Multiple of 98022 and 98034?

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 98034 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 98034, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98022,98034) = 6
LCM(98022,98034) = ( 98022 × 98034) / 6
LCM(98022,98034) = 9609488748 / 6
LCM(98022,98034) = 1601581458

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98022 and 98034 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98022 and 98034. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98022 and 98034.

Prime Factorization of 98022

Prime Factorization of 98034

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98022 and 98034.

LCM(98022,98034) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 31² × 16339¹
LCM(98022,98034) = 1601581458