What is the Least Common Multiple of 99398 and 99402?

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 99398 and 99402 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99398 and 99402, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99398,99402) = 2
LCM(99398,99402) = ( 99398 × 99402) / 2
LCM(99398,99402) = 9880359996 / 2
LCM(99398,99402) = 4940179998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99398 and 99402 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99398 and 99402. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99398 and 99402.

Prime Factorization of 99398

Prime Factorization of 99402

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99398 and 99402.

LCM(99398,99402) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 3823¹ × 3¹ × 16567¹
LCM(99398,99402) = 4940179998