What is the Least Common Multiple of 98912 and 98924?

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 98912 and 98924 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98912 and 98924, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98912,98924) = 4
LCM(98912,98924) = ( 98912 × 98924) / 4
LCM(98912,98924) = 9784770688 / 4
LCM(98912,98924) = 2446192672

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98912 and 98924 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98912 and 98924. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98912 and 98924.

Prime Factorization of 98912

Prime Factorization of 98924

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98912 and 98924.

LCM(98912,98924) = 2⁵ × 11¹ × 281¹ × 7¹ × 3533¹
LCM(98912,98924) = 2446192672