What is the Least Common Multiple of 99963 and 99977?

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 99963 and 99977 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99963 and 99977, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99963,99977) = 1
LCM(99963,99977) = ( 99963 × 99977) / 1
LCM(99963,99977) = 9994000851 / 1
LCM(99963,99977) = 9994000851

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99963 and 99977 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99963 and 99977. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99963 and 99977.

Prime Factorization of 99963

Prime Factorization of 99977

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99963 and 99977.

LCM(99963,99977) = 3² × 29¹ × 383¹ × 17¹ × 5881¹
LCM(99963,99977) = 9994000851