What is the Least Common Multiple of 98481 and 98499?

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 98481 and 98499 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98481 and 98499, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98481,98499) = 3
LCM(98481,98499) = ( 98481 × 98499) / 3
LCM(98481,98499) = 9700280019 / 3
LCM(98481,98499) = 3233426673

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98481 and 98499 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98481 and 98499. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98481 and 98499.

Prime Factorization of 98481

Prime Factorization of 98499

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98481 and 98499.

LCM(98481,98499) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 1931¹ × 32833¹
LCM(98481,98499) = 3233426673