What is the Least Common Multiple of 89938 and 89944?

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 89938 and 89944 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 89938 and 89944, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(89938,89944) = 2
LCM(89938,89944) = ( 89938 × 89944) / 2
LCM(89938,89944) = 8089383472 / 2
LCM(89938,89944) = 4044691736

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 89938 and 89944 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 89938 and 89944. First we will calculate the prime factors of 89938 and 89944.

Prime Factorization of 89938

Prime Factorization of 89944

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 89938 and 89944.

LCM(89938,89944) = 2³ × 193¹ × 233¹ × 11243¹
LCM(89938,89944) = 4044691736