What is the Least Common Multiple of 99748 and 99768?

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 99768 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 99768, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99748,99768) = 4
LCM(99748,99768) = ( 99748 × 99768) / 4
LCM(99748,99768) = 9951658464 / 4
LCM(99748,99768) = 2487914616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99748 and 99768 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99748 and 99768. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99748 and 99768.

Prime Factorization of 99748

Prime Factorization of 99768

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99748 and 99768.

LCM(99748,99768) = 2³ × 11¹ × 2267¹ × 3¹ × 4157¹
LCM(99748,99768) = 2487914616