What is the Least Common Multiple of 99932 and 99947?

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 99932 and 99947 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99932 and 99947, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99932,99947) = 1
LCM(99932,99947) = ( 99932 × 99947) / 1
LCM(99932,99947) = 9987903604 / 1
LCM(99932,99947) = 9987903604

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99932 and 99947 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99932 and 99947. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99932 and 99947.

Prime Factorization of 99932

Prime Factorization of 99947

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99932 and 99947.

LCM(99932,99947) = 2² × 7¹ × 43¹ × 83¹ × 89¹ × 1123¹
LCM(99932,99947) = 9987903604