What is the Least Common Multiple of 88137 and 88142?

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 88137 and 88142 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88137 and 88142, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88137,88142) = 1
LCM(88137,88142) = ( 88137 × 88142) / 1
LCM(88137,88142) = 7768571454 / 1
LCM(88137,88142) = 7768571454

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88137 and 88142 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88137 and 88142. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88137 and 88142.

Prime Factorization of 88137

Prime Factorization of 88142

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88137 and 88142.

LCM(88137,88142) = 3² × 7¹ × 1399¹ × 2¹ × 44071¹
LCM(88137,88142) = 7768571454