What is the Least Common Multiple of 99816 and 99824?

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 99816 and 99824 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99816 and 99824, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99816,99824) = 8
LCM(99816,99824) = ( 99816 × 99824) / 8
LCM(99816,99824) = 9964032384 / 8
LCM(99816,99824) = 1245504048

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99816 and 99824 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99816 and 99824. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99816 and 99824.

Prime Factorization of 99816

Prime Factorization of 99824

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99816 and 99824.

LCM(99816,99824) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 4159¹ × 17¹ × 367¹
LCM(99816,99824) = 1245504048