What is the Least Common Multiple of 89846 and 89852?

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 89846 and 89852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 89846 and 89852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(89846,89852) = 2
LCM(89846,89852) = ( 89846 × 89852) / 2
LCM(89846,89852) = 8072842792 / 2
LCM(89846,89852) = 4036421396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 89846 and 89852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 89846 and 89852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 89846 and 89852.

Prime Factorization of 89846

Prime Factorization of 89852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 89846 and 89852.

LCM(89846,89852) = 2² × 167¹ × 269¹ × 7¹ × 3209¹
LCM(89846,89852) = 4036421396