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What is the Least Common Multiple of 981 and 988?

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 (LCM) of 981 and 988 is 969228.

LCM(981,988) = 969228

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Least Common Multiple of 981 and 988 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 981 and 988, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(981,988) = 1
LCM(981,988) = ( 981 × 988) / 1
LCM(981,988) = 969228 / 1
LCM(981,988) = 969228

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 981 and 988 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 981 and 988. First we will calculate the prime factors of 981 and 988.

Prime Factorization of 981

Prime factors of 981 are 3, 109. Prime factorization of 981 in exponential form is:

981 = 32 × 1091

Prime Factorization of 988

Prime factors of 988 are 2, 13, 19. Prime factorization of 988 in exponential form is:

988 = 22 × 131 × 191

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 981 and 988.

LCM(981,988) = 32 × 1091 × 22 × 131 × 191
LCM(981,988) = 969228