What is the Least Common Multiple of 89862 and 89877?

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 89862 and 89877 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 89862 and 89877, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(89862,89877) = 3
LCM(89862,89877) = ( 89862 × 89877) / 3
LCM(89862,89877) = 8076526974 / 3
LCM(89862,89877) = 2692175658

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 89862 and 89877 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 89862 and 89877. First we will calculate the prime factors of 89862 and 89877.

Prime Factorization of 89862

Prime Factorization of 89877

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 89862 and 89877.

LCM(89862,89877) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 881¹ × 29959¹
LCM(89862,89877) = 2692175658