What is the Least Common Multiple of 99500 and 99518?

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 99500 and 99518 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99500 and 99518, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99500,99518) = 2
LCM(99500,99518) = ( 99500 × 99518) / 2
LCM(99500,99518) = 9902041000 / 2
LCM(99500,99518) = 4951020500

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99500 and 99518 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99500 and 99518. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99500 and 99518.

Prime Factorization of 99500

Prime Factorization of 99518

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99500 and 99518.

LCM(99500,99518) = 2² × 5³ × 199¹ × 17¹ × 2927¹
LCM(99500,99518) = 4951020500