What is the Least Common Multiple of 99887 and 99900?

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 99900 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 99900, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99887,99900) = 1
LCM(99887,99900) = ( 99887 × 99900) / 1
LCM(99887,99900) = 9978711300 / 1
LCM(99887,99900) = 9978711300

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99887 and 99900 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99887 and 99900. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99887 and 99900.

Prime Factorization of 99887

Prime Factorization of 99900

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99887 and 99900.

LCM(99887,99900) = 59¹ × 1693¹ × 2² × 3³ × 5² × 37¹
LCM(99887,99900) = 9978711300