What is the Least Common Multiple of 89960 and 89971?

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 89960 and 89971 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 89960 and 89971, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(89960,89971) = 1
LCM(89960,89971) = ( 89960 × 89971) / 1
LCM(89960,89971) = 8093791160 / 1
LCM(89960,89971) = 8093791160

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 89960 and 89971 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 89960 and 89971. First we will calculate the prime factors of 89960 and 89971.

Prime Factorization of 89960

Prime Factorization of 89971

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 89960 and 89971.

LCM(89960,89971) = 2³ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 173¹ × 7¹ × 12853¹
LCM(89960,89971) = 8093791160