What is the Least Common Multiple of 88270 and 88276?

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 88270 and 88276 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88270 and 88276, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88270,88276) = 2
LCM(88270,88276) = ( 88270 × 88276) / 2
LCM(88270,88276) = 7792122520 / 2
LCM(88270,88276) = 3896061260

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88270 and 88276 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88270 and 88276. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88270 and 88276.

Prime Factorization of 88270

Prime Factorization of 88276

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88270 and 88276.

LCM(88270,88276) = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 97¹ × 29¹ × 761¹
LCM(88270,88276) = 3896061260