What is the Least Common Multiple of 99313 and 99318?

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 99313 and 99318 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99313 and 99318, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99313,99318) = 1
LCM(99313,99318) = ( 99313 × 99318) / 1
LCM(99313,99318) = 9863568534 / 1
LCM(99313,99318) = 9863568534

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99313 and 99318 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99313 and 99318. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99313 and 99318.

Prime Factorization of 99313

Prime Factorization of 99318

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99313 and 99318.

LCM(99313,99318) = 19¹ × 5227¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 16553¹
LCM(99313,99318) = 9863568534