What is the Least Common Multiple of 99898 and 99902?

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 99898 and 99902 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99898 and 99902, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99898,99902) = 2
LCM(99898,99902) = ( 99898 × 99902) / 2
LCM(99898,99902) = 9980009996 / 2
LCM(99898,99902) = 4990004998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99898 and 99902 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99898 and 99902. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99898 and 99902.

Prime Factorization of 99898

Prime Factorization of 99902

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99898 and 99902.

LCM(99898,99902) = 2¹ × 199¹ × 251¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 239¹
LCM(99898,99902) = 4990004998