What is the Least Common Multiple of 99243 and 99259?

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 99243 and 99259 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99243 and 99259, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99243,99259) = 1
LCM(99243,99259) = ( 99243 × 99259) / 1
LCM(99243,99259) = 9850760937 / 1
LCM(99243,99259) = 9850760937

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99243 and 99259 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99243 and 99259. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99243 and 99259.

Prime Factorization of 99243

Prime Factorization of 99259

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99243 and 99259.

LCM(99243,99259) = 3² × 11027¹ × 99259¹
LCM(99243,99259) = 9850760937