What is the Least Common Multiple of 99977 and 99993?

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 99977 and 99993 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99977 and 99993, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99977,99993) = 1
LCM(99977,99993) = ( 99977 × 99993) / 1
LCM(99977,99993) = 9997000161 / 1
LCM(99977,99993) = 9997000161

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99977 and 99993 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99977 and 99993. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99977 and 99993.

Prime Factorization of 99977

Prime Factorization of 99993

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99977 and 99993.

LCM(99977,99993) = 17¹ × 5881¹ × 3¹ × 33331¹
LCM(99977,99993) = 9997000161