What is the Least Common Multiple of 99328 and 99344?

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 99328 and 99344 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99328 and 99344, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99328,99344) = 16
LCM(99328,99344) = ( 99328 × 99344) / 16
LCM(99328,99344) = 9867640832 / 16
LCM(99328,99344) = 616727552

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99328 and 99344 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99328 and 99344. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99328 and 99344.

Prime Factorization of 99328

Prime Factorization of 99344

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99328 and 99344.

LCM(99328,99344) = 2¹⁰ × 97¹ × 7¹ × 887¹
LCM(99328,99344) = 616727552