What is the Least Common Multiple of 89902 and 89906?

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 89902 and 89906 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 89902 and 89906, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(89902,89906) = 2
LCM(89902,89906) = ( 89902 × 89906) / 2
LCM(89902,89906) = 8082729212 / 2
LCM(89902,89906) = 4041364606

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 89902 and 89906 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 89902 and 89906. First we will calculate the prime factors of 89902 and 89906.

Prime Factorization of 89902

Prime Factorization of 89906

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 89902 and 89906.

LCM(89902,89906) = 2¹ × 79¹ × 569¹ × 44953¹
LCM(89902,89906) = 4041364606