What is the Least Common Multiple of 98137 and 98153?

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 98137 and 98153 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98137 and 98153, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98137,98153) = 1
LCM(98137,98153) = ( 98137 × 98153) / 1
LCM(98137,98153) = 9632440961 / 1
LCM(98137,98153) = 9632440961

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98137 and 98153 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98137 and 98153. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98137 and 98153.

Prime Factorization of 98137

Prime Factorization of 98153

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98137 and 98153.

LCM(98137,98153) = 13¹ × 7549¹ × 11¹ × 8923¹
LCM(98137,98153) = 9632440961