What is the Least Common Multiple of 98871 and 98875?

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 98871 and 98875 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98871 and 98875, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98871,98875) = 1
LCM(98871,98875) = ( 98871 × 98875) / 1
LCM(98871,98875) = 9775870125 / 1
LCM(98871,98875) = 9775870125

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98871 and 98875 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98871 and 98875. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98871 and 98875.

Prime Factorization of 98871

Prime Factorization of 98875

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98871 and 98875.

LCM(98871,98875) = 3¹ × 32957¹ × 5³ × 7¹ × 113¹
LCM(98871,98875) = 9775870125