What is the Least Common Multiple of 88176 and 88186?

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 88176 and 88186 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88176 and 88186, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88176,88186) = 2
LCM(88176,88186) = ( 88176 × 88186) / 2
LCM(88176,88186) = 7775888736 / 2
LCM(88176,88186) = 3887944368

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88176 and 88186 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88176 and 88186. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88176 and 88186.

Prime Factorization of 88176

Prime Factorization of 88186

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88176 and 88186.

LCM(88176,88186) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 167¹ × 7¹ × 6299¹
LCM(88176,88186) = 3887944368