What is the Least Common Multiple of 99931 and 99949?

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 99931 and 99949 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99931 and 99949, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99931,99949) = 1
LCM(99931,99949) = ( 99931 × 99949) / 1
LCM(99931,99949) = 9988003519 / 1
LCM(99931,99949) = 9988003519

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99931 and 99949 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99931 and 99949. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99931 and 99949.

Prime Factorization of 99931

Prime Factorization of 99949

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99931 and 99949.

LCM(99931,99949) = 13¹ × 7687¹ × 127¹ × 787¹
LCM(99931,99949) = 9988003519