What is the Least Common Multiple of 99732 and 99739?

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 99732 and 99739 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99732 and 99739, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99732,99739) = 1
LCM(99732,99739) = ( 99732 × 99739) / 1
LCM(99732,99739) = 9947169948 / 1
LCM(99732,99739) = 9947169948

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99732 and 99739 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99732 and 99739. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99732 and 99739.

Prime Factorization of 99732

Prime Factorization of 99739

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99732 and 99739.

LCM(99732,99739) = 2² × 3¹ × 8311¹ × 17¹ × 5867¹
LCM(99732,99739) = 9947169948