What is the Least Common Multiple of 99385 and 99396?

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 99385 and 99396 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99385 and 99396, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99385,99396) = 11
LCM(99385,99396) = ( 99385 × 99396) / 11
LCM(99385,99396) = 9878471460 / 11
LCM(99385,99396) = 898042860

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99385 and 99396 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99385 and 99396. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99385 and 99396.

Prime Factorization of 99385

Prime Factorization of 99396

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99385 and 99396.

LCM(99385,99396) = 5¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 139¹ × 2² × 3² × 251¹
LCM(99385,99396) = 898042860