What is the Least Common Multiple of 99290 and 99310?

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 99290 and 99310 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99290 and 99310, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99290,99310) = 10
LCM(99290,99310) = ( 99290 × 99310) / 10
LCM(99290,99310) = 9860489900 / 10
LCM(99290,99310) = 986048990

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99290 and 99310 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99290 and 99310. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99290 and 99310.

Prime Factorization of 99290

Prime Factorization of 99310

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99290 and 99310.

LCM(99290,99310) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 9929¹ × 9931¹
LCM(99290,99310) = 986048990