What is the Least Common Multiple of 99526 and 99544?

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 99526 and 99544 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99526 and 99544, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99526,99544) = 2
LCM(99526,99544) = ( 99526 × 99544) / 2
LCM(99526,99544) = 9907216144 / 2
LCM(99526,99544) = 4953608072

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99526 and 99544 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99526 and 99544. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99526 and 99544.

Prime Factorization of 99526

Prime Factorization of 99544

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99526 and 99544.

LCM(99526,99544) = 2³ × 7¹ × 7109¹ × 23¹ × 541¹
LCM(99526,99544) = 4953608072