What is the Least Common Multiple of 98150 and 98166?

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 98150 and 98166 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98150 and 98166, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98150,98166) = 2
LCM(98150,98166) = ( 98150 × 98166) / 2
LCM(98150,98166) = 9634992900 / 2
LCM(98150,98166) = 4817496450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98150 and 98166 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98150 and 98166. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98150 and 98166.

Prime Factorization of 98150

Prime Factorization of 98166

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98150 and 98166.

LCM(98150,98166) = 2¹ × 5² × 13¹ × 151¹ × 3¹ × 16361¹
LCM(98150,98166) = 4817496450