What is the Least Common Multiple of 99224 and 99236?

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 99224 and 99236 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99224 and 99236, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99224,99236) = 4
LCM(99224,99236) = ( 99224 × 99236) / 4
LCM(99224,99236) = 9846592864 / 4
LCM(99224,99236) = 2461648216

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99224 and 99236 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99224 and 99236. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99224 and 99236.

Prime Factorization of 99224

Prime Factorization of 99236

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99224 and 99236.

LCM(99224,99236) = 2³ × 79¹ × 157¹ × 24809¹
LCM(99224,99236) = 2461648216