What is the Least Common Multiple of 98909 and 98926?

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 98909 and 98926 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98909 and 98926, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98909,98926) = 1
LCM(98909,98926) = ( 98909 × 98926) / 1
LCM(98909,98926) = 9784671734 / 1
LCM(98909,98926) = 9784671734

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98909 and 98926 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98909 and 98926. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98909 and 98926.

Prime Factorization of 98909

Prime Factorization of 98926

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98909 and 98926.

LCM(98909,98926) = 98909¹ × 2¹ × 49463¹
LCM(98909,98926) = 9784671734