What is the Least Common Multiple of 99143 and 99148?

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 99143 and 99148 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99143 and 99148, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99143,99148) = 1
LCM(99143,99148) = ( 99143 × 99148) / 1
LCM(99143,99148) = 9829830164 / 1
LCM(99143,99148) = 9829830164

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99143 and 99148 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99143 and 99148. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99143 and 99148.

Prime Factorization of 99143

Prime Factorization of 99148

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99143 and 99148.

LCM(99143,99148) = 11¹ × 9013¹ × 2² × 7¹ × 3541¹
LCM(99143,99148) = 9829830164