What is the Least Common Multiple of 98155 and 98174?

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 98155 and 98174 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98155 and 98174, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98155,98174) = 1
LCM(98155,98174) = ( 98155 × 98174) / 1
LCM(98155,98174) = 9636268970 / 1
LCM(98155,98174) = 9636268970

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98155 and 98174 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98155 and 98174. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98155 and 98174.

Prime Factorization of 98155

Prime Factorization of 98174

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98155 and 98174.

LCM(98155,98174) = 5¹ × 67¹ × 293¹ × 2¹ × 191¹ × 257¹
LCM(98155,98174) = 9636268970