What is the Least Common Multiple of 99838 and 99853?

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 99838 and 99853 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99838 and 99853, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99838,99853) = 1
LCM(99838,99853) = ( 99838 × 99853) / 1
LCM(99838,99853) = 9969123814 / 1
LCM(99838,99853) = 9969123814

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99838 and 99853 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99838 and 99853. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99838 and 99853.

Prime Factorization of 99838

Prime Factorization of 99853

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99838 and 99853.

LCM(99838,99853) = 2¹ × 49919¹ × 13¹ × 7681¹
LCM(99838,99853) = 9969123814