What is the Least Common Multiple of 99542 and 99548?

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 99542 and 99548 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99542 and 99548, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99542,99548) = 2
LCM(99542,99548) = ( 99542 × 99548) / 2
LCM(99542,99548) = 9909207016 / 2
LCM(99542,99548) = 4954603508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99542 and 99548 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99542 and 99548. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99542 and 99548.

Prime Factorization of 99542

Prime Factorization of 99548

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99542 and 99548.

LCM(99542,99548) = 2² × 71¹ × 701¹ × 41¹ × 607¹
LCM(99542,99548) = 4954603508