What is the Least Common Multiple of 89945 and 89955?

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 89945 and 89955 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 89945 and 89955, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(89945,89955) = 5
LCM(89945,89955) = ( 89945 × 89955) / 5
LCM(89945,89955) = 8091002475 / 5
LCM(89945,89955) = 1618200495

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 89945 and 89955 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 89945 and 89955. First we will calculate the prime factors of 89945 and 89955.

Prime Factorization of 89945

Prime Factorization of 89955

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 89945 and 89955.

LCM(89945,89955) = 5¹ × 17989¹ × 3² × 1999¹
LCM(89945,89955) = 1618200495