What is the Least Common Multiple of 99548 and 99552?

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 99548 and 99552 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99548 and 99552, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99548,99552) = 4
LCM(99548,99552) = ( 99548 × 99552) / 4
LCM(99548,99552) = 9910202496 / 4
LCM(99548,99552) = 2477550624

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99548 and 99552 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99548 and 99552. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99548 and 99552.

Prime Factorization of 99548

Prime Factorization of 99552

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99548 and 99552.

LCM(99548,99552) = 2⁵ × 41¹ × 607¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 61¹
LCM(99548,99552) = 2477550624