What is the Least Common Multiple of 98817 and 98834?

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 98817 and 98834 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98817 and 98834, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98817,98834) = 1
LCM(98817,98834) = ( 98817 × 98834) / 1
LCM(98817,98834) = 9766479378 / 1
LCM(98817,98834) = 9766479378

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98817 and 98834 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98817 and 98834. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98817 and 98834.

Prime Factorization of 98817

Prime Factorization of 98834

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98817 and 98834.

LCM(98817,98834) = 3¹ × 32939¹ × 2¹ × 49417¹
LCM(98817,98834) = 9766479378