What is the Least Common Multiple of 88138 and 88143?

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 88138 and 88143 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88138 and 88143, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88138,88143) = 1
LCM(88138,88143) = ( 88138 × 88143) / 1
LCM(88138,88143) = 7768747734 / 1
LCM(88138,88143) = 7768747734

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88138 and 88143 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88138 and 88143. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88138 and 88143.

Prime Factorization of 88138

Prime Factorization of 88143

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88138 and 88143.

LCM(88138,88143) = 2¹ × 127¹ × 347¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 2671¹
LCM(88138,88143) = 7768747734