What is the Least Common Multiple of 99554 and 99574?

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 99554 and 99574 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99554 and 99574, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99554,99574) = 2
LCM(99554,99574) = ( 99554 × 99574) / 2
LCM(99554,99574) = 9912989996 / 2
LCM(99554,99574) = 4956494998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99554 and 99574 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99554 and 99574. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99554 and 99574.

Prime Factorization of 99554

Prime Factorization of 99574

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99554 and 99574.

LCM(99554,99574) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 547¹ × 49787¹
LCM(99554,99574) = 4956494998