What is the Least Common Multiple of 99826 and 99832?

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 99826 and 99832 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99826 and 99832, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99826,99832) = 2
LCM(99826,99832) = ( 99826 × 99832) / 2
LCM(99826,99832) = 9965829232 / 2
LCM(99826,99832) = 4982914616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99826 and 99832 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99826 and 99832. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99826 and 99832.

Prime Factorization of 99826

Prime Factorization of 99832

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99826 and 99832.

LCM(99826,99832) = 2³ × 19¹ × 37¹ × 71¹ × 12479¹
LCM(99826,99832) = 4982914616