What is the Least Common Multiple of 99762 and 99766?

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 99762 and 99766 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99762 and 99766, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99762,99766) = 2
LCM(99762,99766) = ( 99762 × 99766) / 2
LCM(99762,99766) = 9952855692 / 2
LCM(99762,99766) = 4976427846

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99762 and 99766 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99762 and 99766. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99762 and 99766.

Prime Factorization of 99762

Prime Factorization of 99766

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99762 and 99766.

LCM(99762,99766) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 1279¹ × 83¹ × 601¹
LCM(99762,99766) = 4976427846