What is the Least Common Multiple of 99362 and 99378?

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 99362 and 99378 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99362 and 99378, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99362,99378) = 2
LCM(99362,99378) = ( 99362 × 99378) / 2
LCM(99362,99378) = 9874396836 / 2
LCM(99362,99378) = 4937198418

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99362 and 99378 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99362 and 99378. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99362 and 99378.

Prime Factorization of 99362

Prime Factorization of 99378

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99362 and 99378.

LCM(99362,99378) = 2¹ × 49681¹ × 3² × 5521¹
LCM(99362,99378) = 4937198418