What is the Least Common Multiple of 99004 and 99021?

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 99004 and 99021 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99004 and 99021, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99004,99021) = 1
LCM(99004,99021) = ( 99004 × 99021) / 1
LCM(99004,99021) = 9803475084 / 1
LCM(99004,99021) = 9803475084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99004 and 99021 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99004 and 99021. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99004 and 99021.

Prime Factorization of 99004

Prime Factorization of 99021

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99004 and 99021.

LCM(99004,99021) = 2² × 53¹ × 467¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 2539¹
LCM(99004,99021) = 9803475084