What is the Least Common Multiple of 98217 and 98222?

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 98217 and 98222 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98217 and 98222, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98217,98222) = 1
LCM(98217,98222) = ( 98217 × 98222) / 1
LCM(98217,98222) = 9647070174 / 1
LCM(98217,98222) = 9647070174

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98217 and 98222 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98217 and 98222. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98217 and 98222.

Prime Factorization of 98217

Prime Factorization of 98222

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98217 and 98222.

LCM(98217,98222) = 3² × 7¹ × 1559¹ × 2¹ × 67¹ × 733¹
LCM(98217,98222) = 9647070174