What is the Least Common Multiple of 1988 and 2008?

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 1988 and 2008 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 1988 and 2008, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(1988,2008) = 4
LCM(1988,2008) = ( 1988 × 2008) / 4
LCM(1988,2008) = 3991904 / 4
LCM(1988,2008) = 997976

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 1988 and 2008 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 1988 and 2008. First we will calculate the prime factors of 1988 and 2008.

Prime Factorization of 1988

Prime Factorization of 2008

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 1988 and 2008.

LCM(1988,2008) = 2³ × 7¹ × 71¹ × 251¹
LCM(1988,2008) = 997976