What is the Least Common Multiple of 98724 and 98733?

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 98724 and 98733 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98724 and 98733, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98724,98733) = 3
LCM(98724,98733) = ( 98724 × 98733) / 3
LCM(98724,98733) = 9747316692 / 3
LCM(98724,98733) = 3249105564

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98724 and 98733 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98724 and 98733. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98724 and 98733.

Prime Factorization of 98724

Prime Factorization of 98733

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98724 and 98733.

LCM(98724,98733) = 2² × 3¹ × 19¹ × 433¹ × 32911¹
LCM(98724,98733) = 3249105564