What is the Least Common Multiple of 99485 and 99491?

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 99485 and 99491 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99485 and 99491, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99485,99491) = 1
LCM(99485,99491) = ( 99485 × 99491) / 1
LCM(99485,99491) = 9897862135 / 1
LCM(99485,99491) = 9897862135

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99485 and 99491 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99485 and 99491. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99485 and 99491.

Prime Factorization of 99485

Prime Factorization of 99491

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99485 and 99491.

LCM(99485,99491) = 5¹ × 101¹ × 197¹ × 7¹ × 61¹ × 233¹
LCM(99485,99491) = 9897862135