What is the Least Common Multiple of 98361 and 98367?

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 98361 and 98367 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98361 and 98367, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98361,98367) = 3
LCM(98361,98367) = ( 98361 × 98367) / 3
LCM(98361,98367) = 9675476487 / 3
LCM(98361,98367) = 3225158829

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98361 and 98367 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98361 and 98367. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98361 and 98367.

Prime Factorization of 98361

Prime Factorization of 98367

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98361 and 98367.

LCM(98361,98367) = 3³ × 3643¹ × 32789¹
LCM(98361,98367) = 3225158829