What is the Least Common Multiple of 98610 and 98620?

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 98610 and 98620 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98610 and 98620, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98610,98620) = 10
LCM(98610,98620) = ( 98610 × 98620) / 10
LCM(98610,98620) = 9724918200 / 10
LCM(98610,98620) = 972491820

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98610 and 98620 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98610 and 98620. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98610 and 98620.

Prime Factorization of 98610

Prime Factorization of 98620

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98610 and 98620.

LCM(98610,98620) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 173¹ × 4931¹
LCM(98610,98620) = 972491820