What is the Least Common Multiple of 99941 and 99946?

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 99941 and 99946 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99941 and 99946, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99941,99946) = 1
LCM(99941,99946) = ( 99941 × 99946) / 1
LCM(99941,99946) = 9988703186 / 1
LCM(99941,99946) = 9988703186

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99941 and 99946 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99941 and 99946. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99941 and 99946.

Prime Factorization of 99941

Prime Factorization of 99946

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99941 and 99946.

LCM(99941,99946) = 139¹ × 719¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 11² × 59¹
LCM(99941,99946) = 9988703186