What is the Least Common Multiple of 99978 and 99983?

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 99978 and 99983 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99978 and 99983, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99978,99983) = 1
LCM(99978,99983) = ( 99978 × 99983) / 1
LCM(99978,99983) = 9996100374 / 1
LCM(99978,99983) = 9996100374

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99978 and 99983 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99978 and 99983. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99978 and 99983.

Prime Factorization of 99978

Prime Factorization of 99983

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99978 and 99983.

LCM(99978,99983) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 877¹ × 13¹ × 7691¹
LCM(99978,99983) = 9996100374