What is the Least Common Multiple of 99453 and 99462?

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 99453 and 99462 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99453 and 99462, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99453,99462) = 3
LCM(99453,99462) = ( 99453 × 99462) / 3
LCM(99453,99462) = 9891794286 / 3
LCM(99453,99462) = 3297264762

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99453 and 99462 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99453 and 99462. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99453 and 99462.

Prime Factorization of 99453

Prime Factorization of 99462

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99453 and 99462.

LCM(99453,99462) = 3¹ × 33151¹ × 2¹ × 11² × 137¹
LCM(99453,99462) = 3297264762