What is the Least Common Multiple of 89918 and 89930?

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 89918 and 89930 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 89918 and 89930, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(89918,89930) = 2
LCM(89918,89930) = ( 89918 × 89930) / 2
LCM(89918,89930) = 8086325740 / 2
LCM(89918,89930) = 4043162870

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 89918 and 89930 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 89918 and 89930. First we will calculate the prime factors of 89918 and 89930.

Prime Factorization of 89918

Prime Factorization of 89930

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 89918 and 89930.

LCM(89918,89930) = 2¹ × 44959¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 23²
LCM(89918,89930) = 4043162870