What is the Least Common Multiple of 99268 and 99272?

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 99268 and 99272 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99268 and 99272, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99268,99272) = 4
LCM(99268,99272) = ( 99268 × 99272) / 4
LCM(99268,99272) = 9854532896 / 4
LCM(99268,99272) = 2463633224

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99268 and 99272 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99268 and 99272. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99268 and 99272.

Prime Factorization of 99268

Prime Factorization of 99272

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99268 and 99272.

LCM(99268,99272) = 2³ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 83¹ × 12409¹
LCM(99268,99272) = 2463633224