What is the Least Common Multiple of 9901 and 9918?

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 9901 and 9918 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9901 and 9918, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9901,9918) = 1
LCM(9901,9918) = ( 9901 × 9918) / 1
LCM(9901,9918) = 98198118 / 1
LCM(9901,9918) = 98198118

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9901 and 9918 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9901 and 9918. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9901 and 9918.

Prime Factorization of 9901

Prime Factorization of 9918

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9901 and 9918.

LCM(9901,9918) = 9901¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 19¹ × 29¹
LCM(9901,9918) = 98198118