What is the Least Common Multiple of 98146 and 98154?

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 98146 and 98154 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98146 and 98154, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98146,98154) = 2
LCM(98146,98154) = ( 98146 × 98154) / 2
LCM(98146,98154) = 9633422484 / 2
LCM(98146,98154) = 4816711242

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98146 and 98154 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98146 and 98154. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98146 and 98154.

Prime Factorization of 98146

Prime Factorization of 98154

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98146 and 98154.

LCM(98146,98154) = 2¹ × 31¹ × 1583¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 19¹ × 41¹
LCM(98146,98154) = 4816711242