What is the Least Common Multiple of 99748 and 99752?

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 99748 and 99752 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99748 and 99752, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99748,99752) = 4
LCM(99748,99752) = ( 99748 × 99752) / 4
LCM(99748,99752) = 9950062496 / 4
LCM(99748,99752) = 2487515624

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99748 and 99752 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99748 and 99752. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99748 and 99752.

Prime Factorization of 99748

Prime Factorization of 99752

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99748 and 99752.

LCM(99748,99752) = 2³ × 11¹ × 2267¹ × 37¹ × 337¹
LCM(99748,99752) = 2487515624