What is the Least Common Multiple of 89836 and 89844?

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 89836 and 89844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 89836 and 89844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(89836,89844) = 4
LCM(89836,89844) = ( 89836 × 89844) / 4
LCM(89836,89844) = 8071225584 / 4
LCM(89836,89844) = 2017806396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 89836 and 89844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 89836 and 89844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 89836 and 89844.

Prime Factorization of 89836

Prime Factorization of 89844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 89836 and 89844.

LCM(89836,89844) = 2² × 37¹ × 607¹ × 3¹ × 7487¹
LCM(89836,89844) = 2017806396