What is the Least Common Multiple of 99952 and 99959?

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 99952 and 99959 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99952 and 99959, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99952,99959) = 1
LCM(99952,99959) = ( 99952 × 99959) / 1
LCM(99952,99959) = 9991101968 / 1
LCM(99952,99959) = 9991101968

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99952 and 99959 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99952 and 99959. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99952 and 99959.

Prime Factorization of 99952

Prime Factorization of 99959

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99952 and 99959.

LCM(99952,99959) = 2⁴ × 6247¹ × 19¹ × 5261¹
LCM(99952,99959) = 9991101968