What is the Least Common Multiple of 99536 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 99536 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 99536 and 99544, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99536,99544) = 8
LCM(99536,99544) = ( 99536 × 99544) / 8
LCM(99536,99544) = 9908211584 / 8
LCM(99536,99544) = 1238526448

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99536 and 99544 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99536 and 99544. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99536 and 99544.

Prime Factorization of 99536

Prime Factorization of 99544

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99536 and 99544.

LCM(99536,99544) = 2⁴ × 6221¹ × 23¹ × 541¹
LCM(99536,99544) = 1238526448