What is the Least Common Multiple of 98514 and 98523?

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 98514 and 98523 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98514 and 98523, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98514,98523) = 9
LCM(98514,98523) = ( 98514 × 98523) / 9
LCM(98514,98523) = 9705894822 / 9
LCM(98514,98523) = 1078432758

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98514 and 98523 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98514 and 98523. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98514 and 98523.

Prime Factorization of 98514

Prime Factorization of 98523

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98514 and 98523.

LCM(98514,98523) = 2¹ × 3³ × 13¹ × 421¹ × 41¹ × 89¹
LCM(98514,98523) = 1078432758