What is the Least Common Multiple of 98038 and 98043?

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 98038 and 98043 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98038 and 98043, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98038,98043) = 1
LCM(98038,98043) = ( 98038 × 98043) / 1
LCM(98038,98043) = 9611939634 / 1
LCM(98038,98043) = 9611939634

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98038 and 98043 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98038 and 98043. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98038 and 98043.

Prime Factorization of 98038

Prime Factorization of 98043

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98038 and 98043.

LCM(98038,98043) = 2¹ × 49019¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 2971¹
LCM(98038,98043) = 9611939634