What is the Least Common Multiple of 99835 and 99850?

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 99835 and 99850 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99835 and 99850, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99835,99850) = 5
LCM(99835,99850) = ( 99835 × 99850) / 5
LCM(99835,99850) = 9968524750 / 5
LCM(99835,99850) = 1993704950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99835 and 99850 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99835 and 99850. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99835 and 99850.

Prime Factorization of 99835

Prime Factorization of 99850

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99835 and 99850.

LCM(99835,99850) = 5² × 41¹ × 487¹ × 2¹ × 1997¹
LCM(99835,99850) = 1993704950