What is the Least Common Multiple of 98442 and 98457?

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 98442 and 98457 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98442 and 98457, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98442,98457) = 3
LCM(98442,98457) = ( 98442 × 98457) / 3
LCM(98442,98457) = 9692303994 / 3
LCM(98442,98457) = 3230767998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98442 and 98457 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98442 and 98457. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98442 and 98457.

Prime Factorization of 98442

Prime Factorization of 98457

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98442 and 98457.

LCM(98442,98457) = 2¹ × 3³ × 1823¹ × 37¹ × 887¹
LCM(98442,98457) = 3230767998