What is the Least Common Multiple of 98167 and 98178?

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 98167 and 98178 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98167 and 98178, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98167,98178) = 1
LCM(98167,98178) = ( 98167 × 98178) / 1
LCM(98167,98178) = 9637839726 / 1
LCM(98167,98178) = 9637839726

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98167 and 98178 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98167 and 98178. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98167 and 98178.

Prime Factorization of 98167

Prime Factorization of 98178

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98167 and 98178.

LCM(98167,98178) = 89¹ × 1103¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 16363¹
LCM(98167,98178) = 9637839726