What is the Least Common Multiple of 99708 and 99716?

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 99708 and 99716 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99708 and 99716, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99708,99716) = 4
LCM(99708,99716) = ( 99708 × 99716) / 4
LCM(99708,99716) = 9942482928 / 4
LCM(99708,99716) = 2485620732

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99708 and 99716 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99708 and 99716. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99708 and 99716.

Prime Factorization of 99708

Prime Factorization of 99716

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99708 and 99716.

LCM(99708,99716) = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1187¹ × 97¹ × 257¹
LCM(99708,99716) = 2485620732