What is the Least Common Multiple of 99818 and 99834?

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 99818 and 99834 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99818 and 99834, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99818,99834) = 2
LCM(99818,99834) = ( 99818 × 99834) / 2
LCM(99818,99834) = 9965230212 / 2
LCM(99818,99834) = 4982615106

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99818 and 99834 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99818 and 99834. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99818 and 99834.

Prime Factorization of 99818

Prime Factorization of 99834

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99818 and 99834.

LCM(99818,99834) = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1721¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 2377¹
LCM(99818,99834) = 4982615106