What is the Least Common Multiple of 98620 and 98630?

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 98620 and 98630 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98620 and 98630, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98620,98630) = 10
LCM(98620,98630) = ( 98620 × 98630) / 10
LCM(98620,98630) = 9726890600 / 10
LCM(98620,98630) = 972689060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98620 and 98630 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98620 and 98630. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98620 and 98630.

Prime Factorization of 98620

Prime Factorization of 98630

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98620 and 98630.

LCM(98620,98630) = 2² × 5¹ × 4931¹ × 7¹ × 1409¹
LCM(98620,98630) = 972689060