What is the Least Common Multiple of 98351 and 98362?

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 98351 and 98362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98351 and 98362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98351,98362) = 11
LCM(98351,98362) = ( 98351 × 98362) / 11
LCM(98351,98362) = 9674001062 / 11
LCM(98351,98362) = 879454642

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98351 and 98362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98351 and 98362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98351 and 98362.

Prime Factorization of 98351

Prime Factorization of 98362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98351 and 98362.

LCM(98351,98362) = 11¹ × 8941¹ × 2¹ × 17¹ × 263¹
LCM(98351,98362) = 879454642