What is the Least Common Multiple of 88161 and 88167?

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 88161 and 88167 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88161 and 88167, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88161,88167) = 3
LCM(88161,88167) = ( 88161 × 88167) / 3
LCM(88161,88167) = 7772890887 / 3
LCM(88161,88167) = 2590963629

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88161 and 88167 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88161 and 88167. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88161 and 88167.

Prime Factorization of 88161

Prime Factorization of 88167

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88161 and 88167.

LCM(88161,88167) = 3¹ × 29387¹ × 29389¹
LCM(88161,88167) = 2590963629