What is the Least Common Multiple of 99279 and 99284?

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 99279 and 99284 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99279 and 99284, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99279,99284) = 1
LCM(99279,99284) = ( 99279 × 99284) / 1
LCM(99279,99284) = 9856816236 / 1
LCM(99279,99284) = 9856816236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99279 and 99284 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99279 and 99284. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99279 and 99284.

Prime Factorization of 99279

Prime Factorization of 99284

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99279 and 99284.

LCM(99279,99284) = 3³ × 3677¹ × 2² × 24821¹
LCM(99279,99284) = 9856816236