What is the Least Common Multiple of 9937 and 9950?

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 9937 and 9950 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9937 and 9950, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9937,9950) = 1
LCM(9937,9950) = ( 9937 × 9950) / 1
LCM(9937,9950) = 98873150 / 1
LCM(9937,9950) = 98873150

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9937 and 9950 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9937 and 9950. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9937 and 9950.

Prime Factorization of 9937

Prime Factorization of 9950

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9937 and 9950.

LCM(9937,9950) = 19¹ × 523¹ × 2¹ × 5² × 199¹
LCM(9937,9950) = 98873150