What is the Least Common Multiple of 98537 and 98544?

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 98537 and 98544 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98537 and 98544, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98537,98544) = 1
LCM(98537,98544) = ( 98537 × 98544) / 1
LCM(98537,98544) = 9710230128 / 1
LCM(98537,98544) = 9710230128

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98537 and 98544 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98537 and 98544. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98537 and 98544.

Prime Factorization of 98537

Prime Factorization of 98544

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98537 and 98544.

LCM(98537,98544) = 211¹ × 467¹ × 2⁴ × 3¹ × 2053¹
LCM(98537,98544) = 9710230128