What is the Least Common Multiple of 98982 and 98997?

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 98982 and 98997 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98982 and 98997, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98982,98997) = 3
LCM(98982,98997) = ( 98982 × 98997) / 3
LCM(98982,98997) = 9798921054 / 3
LCM(98982,98997) = 3266307018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98982 and 98997 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98982 and 98997. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98982 and 98997.

Prime Factorization of 98982

Prime Factorization of 98997

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98982 and 98997.

LCM(98982,98997) = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 13¹ × 47¹ × 32999¹
LCM(98982,98997) = 3266307018