What is the Least Common Multiple of 89978 and 89986?

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 89978 and 89986 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 89978 and 89986, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(89978,89986) = 2
LCM(89978,89986) = ( 89978 × 89986) / 2
LCM(89978,89986) = 8096760308 / 2
LCM(89978,89986) = 4048380154

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 89978 and 89986 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 89978 and 89986. First we will calculate the prime factors of 89978 and 89986.

Prime Factorization of 89978

Prime Factorization of 89986

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 89978 and 89986.

LCM(89978,89986) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 6427¹ × 13¹ × 3461¹
LCM(89978,89986) = 4048380154