What is the Least Common Multiple of 99442 and 99461?

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 99442 and 99461 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99442 and 99461, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99442,99461) = 1
LCM(99442,99461) = ( 99442 × 99461) / 1
LCM(99442,99461) = 9890600762 / 1
LCM(99442,99461) = 9890600762

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99442 and 99461 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99442 and 99461. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99442 and 99461.

Prime Factorization of 99442

Prime Factorization of 99461

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99442 and 99461.

LCM(99442,99461) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 7103¹ × 79¹ × 1259¹
LCM(99442,99461) = 9890600762