What is the Least Common Multiple of 99562 and 99566?

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 99562 and 99566 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99562 and 99566, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99562,99566) = 2
LCM(99562,99566) = ( 99562 × 99566) / 2
LCM(99562,99566) = 9912990092 / 2
LCM(99562,99566) = 4956495046

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99562 and 99566 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99562 and 99566. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99562 and 99566.

Prime Factorization of 99562

Prime Factorization of 99566

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99562 and 99566.

LCM(99562,99566) = 2¹ × 67¹ × 743¹ × 49783¹
LCM(99562,99566) = 4956495046