What is the Least Common Multiple of 99237 and 99241?

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 99237 and 99241 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99237 and 99241, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99237,99241) = 1
LCM(99237,99241) = ( 99237 × 99241) / 1
LCM(99237,99241) = 9848379117 / 1
LCM(99237,99241) = 9848379117

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99237 and 99241 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99237 and 99241. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99237 and 99241.

Prime Factorization of 99237

Prime Factorization of 99241

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99237 and 99241.

LCM(99237,99241) = 3¹ × 19¹ × 1741¹ × 99241¹
LCM(99237,99241) = 9848379117