What is the Least Common Multiple of 9938 and 9944?

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 9938 and 9944 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9938 and 9944, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9938,9944) = 2
LCM(9938,9944) = ( 9938 × 9944) / 2
LCM(9938,9944) = 98823472 / 2
LCM(9938,9944) = 49411736

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9938 and 9944 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9938 and 9944. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9938 and 9944.

Prime Factorization of 9938

Prime Factorization of 9944

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9938 and 9944.

LCM(9938,9944) = 2³ × 4969¹ × 11¹ × 113¹
LCM(9938,9944) = 49411736