What is the Least Common Multiple of 99132 and 99136?

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 99132 and 99136 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99132 and 99136, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99132,99136) = 4
LCM(99132,99136) = ( 99132 × 99136) / 4
LCM(99132,99136) = 9827549952 / 4
LCM(99132,99136) = 2456887488

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99132 and 99136 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99132 and 99136. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99132 and 99136.

Prime Factorization of 99132

Prime Factorization of 99136

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99132 and 99136.

LCM(99132,99136) = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 751¹ × 1549¹
LCM(99132,99136) = 2456887488