What is the Least Common Multiple of 89268 and 89272?

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 89268 and 89272 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 89268 and 89272, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(89268,89272) = 4
LCM(89268,89272) = ( 89268 × 89272) / 4
LCM(89268,89272) = 7969132896 / 4
LCM(89268,89272) = 1992283224

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 89268 and 89272 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 89268 and 89272. First we will calculate the prime factors of 89268 and 89272.

Prime Factorization of 89268

Prime Factorization of 89272

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 89268 and 89272.

LCM(89268,89272) = 2³ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 173¹ × 11159¹
LCM(89268,89272) = 1992283224