What is the Least Common Multiple of 99490 and 99501?

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 99490 and 99501 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99490 and 99501, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99490,99501) = 1
LCM(99490,99501) = ( 99490 × 99501) / 1
LCM(99490,99501) = 9899354490 / 1
LCM(99490,99501) = 9899354490

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99490 and 99501 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99490 and 99501. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99490 and 99501.

Prime Factorization of 99490

Prime Factorization of 99501

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99490 and 99501.

LCM(99490,99501) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 9949¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 1951¹
LCM(99490,99501) = 9899354490