What is the Least Common Multiple of 99828 and 99844?

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 99828 and 99844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99828 and 99844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99828,99844) = 4
LCM(99828,99844) = ( 99828 × 99844) / 4
LCM(99828,99844) = 9967226832 / 4
LCM(99828,99844) = 2491806708

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99828 and 99844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99828 and 99844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99828 and 99844.

Prime Factorization of 99828

Prime Factorization of 99844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99828 and 99844.

LCM(99828,99844) = 2² × 3² × 47¹ × 59¹ × 109¹ × 229¹
LCM(99828,99844) = 2491806708