What is the Least Common Multiple of 98956 and 98967?

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 98956 and 98967 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98956 and 98967, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98956,98967) = 11
LCM(98956,98967) = ( 98956 × 98967) / 11
LCM(98956,98967) = 9793378452 / 11
LCM(98956,98967) = 890307132

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98956 and 98967 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98956 and 98967. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98956 and 98967.

Prime Factorization of 98956

Prime Factorization of 98967

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98956 and 98967.

LCM(98956,98967) = 2² × 11¹ × 13¹ × 173¹ × 3¹ × 2999¹
LCM(98956,98967) = 890307132