What is the Least Common Multiple of 98448 and 98463?

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 98448 and 98463 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98448 and 98463, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98448,98463) = 3
LCM(98448,98463) = ( 98448 × 98463) / 3
LCM(98448,98463) = 9693485424 / 3
LCM(98448,98463) = 3231161808

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98448 and 98463 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98448 and 98463. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98448 and 98463.

Prime Factorization of 98448

Prime Factorization of 98463

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98448 and 98463.

LCM(98448,98463) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 293¹ × 23¹ × 1427¹
LCM(98448,98463) = 3231161808