What is the Least Common Multiple of 90942 and 90952?

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 90942 and 90952 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 90942 and 90952, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(90942,90952) = 2
LCM(90942,90952) = ( 90942 × 90952) / 2
LCM(90942,90952) = 8271356784 / 2
LCM(90942,90952) = 4135678392

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 90942 and 90952 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 90942 and 90952. First we will calculate the prime factors of 90942 and 90952.

Prime Factorization of 90942

Prime Factorization of 90952

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 90942 and 90952.

LCM(90942,90952) = 2³ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 659¹ × 11369¹
LCM(90942,90952) = 4135678392