What is the Least Common Multiple of 99522 and 99526?

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 99522 and 99526 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99522 and 99526, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99522,99526) = 2
LCM(99522,99526) = ( 99522 × 99526) / 2
LCM(99522,99526) = 9905026572 / 2
LCM(99522,99526) = 4952513286

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99522 and 99526 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99522 and 99526. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99522 and 99526.

Prime Factorization of 99522

Prime Factorization of 99526

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99522 and 99526.

LCM(99522,99526) = 2¹ × 3³ × 19¹ × 97¹ × 7¹ × 7109¹
LCM(99522,99526) = 4952513286