What is the Least Common Multiple of 99586 and 99604?

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 99586 and 99604 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99586 and 99604, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99586,99604) = 2
LCM(99586,99604) = ( 99586 × 99604) / 2
LCM(99586,99604) = 9919163944 / 2
LCM(99586,99604) = 4959581972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99586 and 99604 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99586 and 99604. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99586 and 99604.

Prime Factorization of 99586

Prime Factorization of 99604

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99586 and 99604.

LCM(99586,99604) = 2² × 17¹ × 29¹ × 101¹ × 37¹ × 673¹
LCM(99586,99604) = 4959581972