What is the Least Common Multiple of 99021 and 99038?

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 99021 and 99038 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99021 and 99038, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99021,99038) = 1
LCM(99021,99038) = ( 99021 × 99038) / 1
LCM(99021,99038) = 9806841798 / 1
LCM(99021,99038) = 9806841798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99021 and 99038 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99021 and 99038. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99021 and 99038.

Prime Factorization of 99021

Prime Factorization of 99038

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99021 and 99038.

LCM(99021,99038) = 3¹ × 13¹ × 2539¹ × 2¹ × 23¹ × 2153¹
LCM(99021,99038) = 9806841798