What is the Least Common Multiple of 99476 and 99481?

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 99476 and 99481 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99476 and 99481, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99476,99481) = 1
LCM(99476,99481) = ( 99476 × 99481) / 1
LCM(99476,99481) = 9895971956 / 1
LCM(99476,99481) = 9895971956

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99476 and 99481 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99476 and 99481. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99476 and 99481.

Prime Factorization of 99476

Prime Factorization of 99481

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99476 and 99481.

LCM(99476,99481) = 2² × 13¹ × 1913¹ × 53¹ × 1877¹
LCM(99476,99481) = 9895971956