What is the Least Common Multiple of 88221 and 88228?

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 88221 and 88228 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88221 and 88228, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88221,88228) = 7
LCM(88221,88228) = ( 88221 × 88228) / 7
LCM(88221,88228) = 7783562388 / 7
LCM(88221,88228) = 1111937484

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88221 and 88228 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88221 and 88228. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88221 and 88228.

Prime Factorization of 88221

Prime Factorization of 88228

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88221 and 88228.

LCM(88221,88228) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 4201¹ × 2² × 23¹ × 137¹
LCM(88221,88228) = 1111937484