What is the Least Common Multiple of 90996 and 91004?

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 90996 and 91004 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 90996 and 91004, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(90996,91004) = 4
LCM(90996,91004) = ( 90996 × 91004) / 4
LCM(90996,91004) = 8280999984 / 4
LCM(90996,91004) = 2070249996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 90996 and 91004 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 90996 and 91004. First we will calculate the prime factors of 90996 and 91004.

Prime Factorization of 90996

Prime Factorization of 91004

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 90996 and 91004.

LCM(90996,91004) = 2² × 3¹ × 7583¹ × 22751¹
LCM(90996,91004) = 2070249996