What is the Least Common Multiple of 99356 and 99368?

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 99356 and 99368 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99356 and 99368, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99356,99368) = 4
LCM(99356,99368) = ( 99356 × 99368) / 4
LCM(99356,99368) = 9872807008 / 4
LCM(99356,99368) = 2468201752

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99356 and 99368 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99356 and 99368. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99356 and 99368.

Prime Factorization of 99356

Prime Factorization of 99368

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99356 and 99368.

LCM(99356,99368) = 2³ × 59¹ × 421¹ × 12421¹
LCM(99356,99368) = 2468201752