What is the Least Common Multiple of 98738 and 98751?

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 98738 and 98751 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98738 and 98751, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98738,98751) = 1
LCM(98738,98751) = ( 98738 × 98751) / 1
LCM(98738,98751) = 9750476238 / 1
LCM(98738,98751) = 9750476238

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98738 and 98751 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98738 and 98751. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98738 and 98751.

Prime Factorization of 98738

Prime Factorization of 98751

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98738 and 98751.

LCM(98738,98751) = 2¹ × 49369¹ × 3¹ × 32917¹
LCM(98738,98751) = 9750476238