What is the Least Common Multiple of 98935 and 98955?

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 98935 and 98955 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98935 and 98955, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98935,98955) = 5
LCM(98935,98955) = ( 98935 × 98955) / 5
LCM(98935,98955) = 9790112925 / 5
LCM(98935,98955) = 1958022585

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98935 and 98955 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98935 and 98955. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98935 and 98955.

Prime Factorization of 98935

Prime Factorization of 98955

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98935 and 98955.

LCM(98935,98955) = 5¹ × 47¹ × 421¹ × 3³ × 733¹
LCM(98935,98955) = 1958022585