What is the Least Common Multiple of 98343 and 98354?

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 98343 and 98354 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98343 and 98354, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98343,98354) = 1
LCM(98343,98354) = ( 98343 × 98354) / 1
LCM(98343,98354) = 9672427422 / 1
LCM(98343,98354) = 9672427422

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98343 and 98354 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98343 and 98354. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98343 and 98354.

Prime Factorization of 98343

Prime Factorization of 98354

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98343 and 98354.

LCM(98343,98354) = 3² × 7² × 223¹ × 2¹ × 49177¹
LCM(98343,98354) = 9672427422