What is the Least Common Multiple of 89542 and 89548?

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 89542 and 89548 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 89542 and 89548, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(89542,89548) = 2
LCM(89542,89548) = ( 89542 × 89548) / 2
LCM(89542,89548) = 8018307016 / 2
LCM(89542,89548) = 4009153508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 89542 and 89548 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 89542 and 89548. First we will calculate the prime factors of 89542 and 89548.

Prime Factorization of 89542

Prime Factorization of 89548

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 89542 and 89548.

LCM(89542,89548) = 2² × 44771¹ × 61¹ × 367¹
LCM(89542,89548) = 4009153508