What is the Least Common Multiple of 99318 and 99330?

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 99318 and 99330 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99318 and 99330, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99318,99330) = 6
LCM(99318,99330) = ( 99318 × 99330) / 6
LCM(99318,99330) = 9865256940 / 6
LCM(99318,99330) = 1644209490

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99318 and 99330 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99318 and 99330. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99318 and 99330.

Prime Factorization of 99318

Prime Factorization of 99330

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99318 and 99330.

LCM(99318,99330) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 16553¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 43¹
LCM(99318,99330) = 1644209490