What is the Least Common Multiple of 98930 and 98935?

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 98930 and 98935 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98930 and 98935, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98930,98935) = 5
LCM(98930,98935) = ( 98930 × 98935) / 5
LCM(98930,98935) = 9787639550 / 5
LCM(98930,98935) = 1957527910

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98930 and 98935 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98930 and 98935. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98930 and 98935.

Prime Factorization of 98930

Prime Factorization of 98935

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98930 and 98935.

LCM(98930,98935) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 761¹ × 47¹ × 421¹
LCM(98930,98935) = 1957527910