What is the Least Common Multiple of 89985 and 89999?

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 89985 and 89999 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 89985 and 89999, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(89985,89999) = 7
LCM(89985,89999) = ( 89985 × 89999) / 7
LCM(89985,89999) = 8098560015 / 7
LCM(89985,89999) = 1156937145

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 89985 and 89999 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 89985 and 89999. First we will calculate the prime factors of 89985 and 89999.

Prime Factorization of 89985

Prime Factorization of 89999

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 89985 and 89999.

LCM(89985,89999) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 857¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 43¹
LCM(89985,89999) = 1156937145