What is the Least Common Multiple of 89864 and 89868?

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 89864 and 89868 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 89864 and 89868, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(89864,89868) = 4
LCM(89864,89868) = ( 89864 × 89868) / 4
LCM(89864,89868) = 8075897952 / 4
LCM(89864,89868) = 2018974488

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 89864 and 89868 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 89864 and 89868. First we will calculate the prime factors of 89864 and 89868.

Prime Factorization of 89864

Prime Factorization of 89868

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 89864 and 89868.

LCM(89864,89868) = 2³ × 47¹ × 239¹ × 3¹ × 7489¹
LCM(89864,89868) = 2018974488