What is the Least Common Multiple of 98553 and 98566?

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 98553 and 98566 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98553 and 98566, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98553,98566) = 13
LCM(98553,98566) = ( 98553 × 98566) / 13
LCM(98553,98566) = 9713974998 / 13
LCM(98553,98566) = 747228846

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98553 and 98566 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98553 and 98566. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98553 and 98566.

Prime Factorization of 98553

Prime Factorization of 98566

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98553 and 98566.

LCM(98553,98566) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 19² × 2¹ × 17¹ × 223¹
LCM(98553,98566) = 747228846