What is the Least Common Multiple of 90372 and 90388?

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 90372 and 90388 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 90372 and 90388, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(90372,90388) = 4
LCM(90372,90388) = ( 90372 × 90388) / 4
LCM(90372,90388) = 8168544336 / 4
LCM(90372,90388) = 2042136084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 90372 and 90388 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 90372 and 90388. First we will calculate the prime factors of 90372 and 90388.

Prime Factorization of 90372

Prime Factorization of 90388

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 90372 and 90388.

LCM(90372,90388) = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 443¹ × 59¹ × 383¹
LCM(90372,90388) = 2042136084