What is the Least Common Multiple of 99159 and 99177?

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 99159 and 99177 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99159 and 99177, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99159,99177) = 3
LCM(99159,99177) = ( 99159 × 99177) / 3
LCM(99159,99177) = 9834292143 / 3
LCM(99159,99177) = 3278097381

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99159 and 99177 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99159 and 99177. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99159 and 99177.

Prime Factorization of 99159

Prime Factorization of 99177

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99159 and 99177.

LCM(99159,99177) = 3¹ × 33053¹ × 13¹ × 2543¹
LCM(99159,99177) = 3278097381