What is the Least Common Multiple of 99402 and 99412?

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 99402 and 99412 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99402 and 99412, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99402,99412) = 2
LCM(99402,99412) = ( 99402 × 99412) / 2
LCM(99402,99412) = 9881751624 / 2
LCM(99402,99412) = 4940875812

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99402 and 99412 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99402 and 99412. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99402 and 99412.

Prime Factorization of 99402

Prime Factorization of 99412

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99402 and 99412.

LCM(99402,99412) = 2² × 3¹ × 16567¹ × 29¹ × 857¹
LCM(99402,99412) = 4940875812