What is the Least Common Multiple of 99929 and 99948?

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 99929 and 99948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99929 and 99948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99929,99948) = 1
LCM(99929,99948) = ( 99929 × 99948) / 1
LCM(99929,99948) = 9987703692 / 1
LCM(99929,99948) = 9987703692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99929 and 99948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99929 and 99948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99929 and 99948.

Prime Factorization of 99929

Prime Factorization of 99948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99929 and 99948.

LCM(99929,99948) = 99929¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 8329¹
LCM(99929,99948) = 9987703692