What is the Least Common Multiple of 98060 and 98076?

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 98060 and 98076 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98060 and 98076, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98060,98076) = 4
LCM(98060,98076) = ( 98060 × 98076) / 4
LCM(98060,98076) = 9617332560 / 4
LCM(98060,98076) = 2404333140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98060 and 98076 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98060 and 98076. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98060 and 98076.

Prime Factorization of 98060

Prime Factorization of 98076

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98060 and 98076.

LCM(98060,98076) = 2² × 5¹ × 4903¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 743¹
LCM(98060,98076) = 2404333140