What is the Least Common Multiple of 98957 and 98961?

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 98957 and 98961 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98957 and 98961, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98957,98961) = 1
LCM(98957,98961) = ( 98957 × 98961) / 1
LCM(98957,98961) = 9792883677 / 1
LCM(98957,98961) = 9792883677

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98957 and 98961 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98957 and 98961. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98957 and 98961.

Prime Factorization of 98957

Prime Factorization of 98961

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98957 and 98961.

LCM(98957,98961) = 17¹ × 5821¹ × 3¹ × 32987¹
LCM(98957,98961) = 9792883677