What is the Least Common Multiple of 99988 and 99996?
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 (LCM) of 99988 and 99996 is 2499600012.
LCM(99988,99996) = 2499600012
Least Common Multiple of 99988 and 99996 with GCF Formula
The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99988 and 99996, than apply into the LCM equation.
GCF(99988,99996) = 4
LCM(99988,99996) = ( 99988 × 99996) / 4
LCM(99988,99996) = 9998400048 / 4
LCM(99988,99996) = 2499600012
Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99988 and 99996 with Primes
Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99988 and 99996. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99988 and 99996.
Prime Factorization of 99988
Prime factors of 99988 are 2, 7, 3571. Prime factorization of 99988 in exponential form is:
99988 = 22 × 71 × 35711
Prime Factorization of 99996
Prime factors of 99996 are 2, 3, 13, 641. Prime factorization of 99996 in exponential form is:
99996 = 22 × 31 × 131 × 6411
Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99988 and 99996.
LCM(99988,99996) = 22 × 71 × 35711 × 31 × 131 × 6411
LCM(99988,99996) = 2499600012