What is the Least Common Multiple of 89998 and 90014?

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 89998 and 90014 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 89998 and 90014, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(89998,90014) = 2
LCM(89998,90014) = ( 89998 × 90014) / 2
LCM(89998,90014) = 8101079972 / 2
LCM(89998,90014) = 4050539986

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 89998 and 90014 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 89998 and 90014. First we will calculate the prime factors of 89998 and 90014.

Prime Factorization of 89998

Prime Factorization of 90014

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 89998 and 90014.

LCM(89998,90014) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 2647¹ × 45007¹
LCM(89998,90014) = 4050539986