What is the Least Common Multiple of 88173 and 88182?

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 88173 and 88182 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88173 and 88182, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88173,88182) = 9
LCM(88173,88182) = ( 88173 × 88182) / 9
LCM(88173,88182) = 7775271486 / 9
LCM(88173,88182) = 863919054

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88173 and 88182 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88173 and 88182. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88173 and 88182.

Prime Factorization of 88173

Prime Factorization of 88182

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88173 and 88182.

LCM(88173,88182) = 3³ × 97¹ × 101¹ × 2¹ × 23¹ × 71¹
LCM(88173,88182) = 863919054