What is the Least Common Multiple of 99860 and 99869?

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 99860 and 99869 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99860 and 99869, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99860,99869) = 1
LCM(99860,99869) = ( 99860 × 99869) / 1
LCM(99860,99869) = 9972918340 / 1
LCM(99860,99869) = 9972918340

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99860 and 99869 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99860 and 99869. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99860 and 99869.

Prime Factorization of 99860

Prime Factorization of 99869

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99860 and 99869.

LCM(99860,99869) = 2² × 5¹ × 4993¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 1297¹
LCM(99860,99869) = 9972918340