What is the Least Common Multiple of 98984 and 98988?

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 98984 and 98988 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 98984 and 98988, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(98984,98988) = 4
LCM(98984,98988) = ( 98984 × 98988) / 4
LCM(98984,98988) = 9798228192 / 4
LCM(98984,98988) = 2449557048

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 98984 and 98988 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 98984 and 98988. First we will calculate the prime factors of 98984 and 98988.

Prime Factorization of 98984

Prime Factorization of 98988

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 98984 and 98988.

LCM(98984,98988) = 2³ × 12373¹ × 3¹ × 73¹ × 113¹
LCM(98984,98988) = 2449557048