What is the Least Common Multiple of 99259 and 99263?

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 99259 and 99263 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99259 and 99263, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99259,99263) = 1
LCM(99259,99263) = ( 99259 × 99263) / 1
LCM(99259,99263) = 9852746117 / 1
LCM(99259,99263) = 9852746117

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99259 and 99263 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99259 and 99263. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99259 and 99263.

Prime Factorization of 99259

Prime Factorization of 99263

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99259 and 99263.

LCM(99259,99263) = 99259¹ × 17¹ × 5839¹
LCM(99259,99263) = 9852746117