What is the Least Common Multiple of 99862 and 99876?

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 99862 and 99876 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99862 and 99876, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99862,99876) = 14
LCM(99862,99876) = ( 99862 × 99876) / 14
LCM(99862,99876) = 9973817112 / 14
LCM(99862,99876) = 712415508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99862 and 99876 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99862 and 99876. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99862 and 99876.

Prime Factorization of 99862

Prime Factorization of 99876

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99862 and 99876.

LCM(99862,99876) = 2² × 7² × 1019¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 41¹
LCM(99862,99876) = 712415508