What is the Least Common Multiple of 89949 and 89956?

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 89949 and 89956 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 89949 and 89956, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(89949,89956) = 1
LCM(89949,89956) = ( 89949 × 89956) / 1
LCM(89949,89956) = 8091452244 / 1
LCM(89949,89956) = 8091452244

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 89949 and 89956 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 89949 and 89956. First we will calculate the prime factors of 89949 and 89956.

Prime Factorization of 89949

Prime Factorization of 89956

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 89949 and 89956.

LCM(89949,89956) = 3¹ × 29983¹ × 2² × 43¹ × 523¹
LCM(89949,89956) = 8091452244