What is the Least Common Multiple of 98355 and 98371?

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 98355 and 98371 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98355 and 98371, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98355,98371) = 1
LCM(98355,98371) = ( 98355 × 98371) / 1
LCM(98355,98371) = 9675279705 / 1
LCM(98355,98371) = 9675279705

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98355 and 98371 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98355 and 98371. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98355 and 98371.

Prime Factorization of 98355

Prime Factorization of 98371

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98355 and 98371.

LCM(98355,98371) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 79¹ × 83¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 47¹
LCM(98355,98371) = 9675279705