What is the Least Common Multiple of 99532 and 99550?

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 99532 and 99550 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99532 and 99550, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99532,99550) = 2
LCM(99532,99550) = ( 99532 × 99550) / 2
LCM(99532,99550) = 9908410600 / 2
LCM(99532,99550) = 4954205300

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99532 and 99550 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99532 and 99550. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99532 and 99550.

Prime Factorization of 99532

Prime Factorization of 99550

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99532 and 99550.

LCM(99532,99550) = 2² × 149¹ × 167¹ × 5² × 11¹ × 181¹
LCM(99532,99550) = 4954205300