What is the Least Common Multiple of 98130 and 98148?

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 98130 and 98148 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98130 and 98148, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98130,98148) = 6
LCM(98130,98148) = ( 98130 × 98148) / 6
LCM(98130,98148) = 9631263240 / 6
LCM(98130,98148) = 1605210540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98130 and 98148 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98130 and 98148. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98130 and 98148.

Prime Factorization of 98130

Prime Factorization of 98148

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98130 and 98148.

LCM(98130,98148) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 3271¹ × 8179¹
LCM(98130,98148) = 1605210540