What is the Least Common Multiple of 98916 and 98931?

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 98916 and 98931 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98916 and 98931, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98916,98931) = 3
LCM(98916,98931) = ( 98916 × 98931) / 3
LCM(98916,98931) = 9785858796 / 3
LCM(98916,98931) = 3261952932

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98916 and 98931 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98916 and 98931. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98916 and 98931.

Prime Factorization of 98916

Prime Factorization of 98931

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98916 and 98931.

LCM(98916,98931) = 2² × 3¹ × 8243¹ × 7² × 673¹
LCM(98916,98931) = 3261952932