What is the Least Common Multiple of 99843 and 99858?

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 99843 and 99858 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99843 and 99858, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99843,99858) = 3
LCM(99843,99858) = ( 99843 × 99858) / 3
LCM(99843,99858) = 9970122294 / 3
LCM(99843,99858) = 3323374098

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99843 and 99858 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99843 and 99858. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99843 and 99858.

Prime Factorization of 99843

Prime Factorization of 99858

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99843 and 99858.

LCM(99843,99858) = 3¹ × 23¹ × 1447¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 89¹
LCM(99843,99858) = 3323374098