What is the Least Common Multiple of 88257 and 88266?

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 88257 and 88266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88257 and 88266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88257,88266) = 3
LCM(88257,88266) = ( 88257 × 88266) / 3
LCM(88257,88266) = 7790092362 / 3
LCM(88257,88266) = 2596697454

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88257 and 88266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88257 and 88266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88257 and 88266.

Prime Factorization of 88257

Prime Factorization of 88266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88257 and 88266.

LCM(88257,88266) = 3¹ × 13¹ × 31¹ × 73¹ × 2¹ × 47¹ × 313¹
LCM(88257,88266) = 2596697454