What is the Least Common Multiple of 89958 and 89973?

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 89958 and 89973 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 89958 and 89973, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(89958,89973) = 3
LCM(89958,89973) = ( 89958 × 89973) / 3
LCM(89958,89973) = 8093791134 / 3
LCM(89958,89973) = 2697930378

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 89958 and 89973 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 89958 and 89973. First we will calculate the prime factors of 89958 and 89973.

Prime Factorization of 89958

Prime Factorization of 89973

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 89958 and 89973.

LCM(89958,89973) = 2¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 29¹ × 47¹ × 13¹ × 769¹
LCM(89958,89973) = 2697930378