What is the Least Common Multiple of 99042 and 99053?

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 99042 and 99053 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99042 and 99053, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99042,99053) = 1
LCM(99042,99053) = ( 99042 × 99053) / 1
LCM(99042,99053) = 9810407226 / 1
LCM(99042,99053) = 9810407226

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99042 and 99053 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99042 and 99053. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99042 and 99053.

Prime Factorization of 99042

Prime Factorization of 99053

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99042 and 99053.

LCM(99042,99053) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 971¹ × 99053¹
LCM(99042,99053) = 9810407226