What is the Least Common Multiple of 98632 and 98644?

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 98632 and 98644 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98632 and 98644, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98632,98644) = 4
LCM(98632,98644) = ( 98632 × 98644) / 4
LCM(98632,98644) = 9729455008 / 4
LCM(98632,98644) = 2432363752

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98632 and 98644 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98632 and 98644. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98632 and 98644.

Prime Factorization of 98632

Prime Factorization of 98644

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98632 and 98644.

LCM(98632,98644) = 2³ × 12329¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 271¹
LCM(98632,98644) = 2432363752