What is the Least Common Multiple of 99887 and 99899?

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 99887 and 99899 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99887 and 99899, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99887,99899) = 1
LCM(99887,99899) = ( 99887 × 99899) / 1
LCM(99887,99899) = 9978611413 / 1
LCM(99887,99899) = 9978611413

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99887 and 99899 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99887 and 99899. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99887 and 99899.

Prime Factorization of 99887

Prime Factorization of 99899

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99887 and 99899.

LCM(99887,99899) = 59¹ × 1693¹ × 283¹ × 353¹
LCM(99887,99899) = 9978611413