What is the Least Common Multiple of 88341 and 88346?

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 88341 and 88346 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88341 and 88346, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88341,88346) = 1
LCM(88341,88346) = ( 88341 × 88346) / 1
LCM(88341,88346) = 7804573986 / 1
LCM(88341,88346) = 7804573986

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88341 and 88346 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88341 and 88346. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88341 and 88346.

Prime Factorization of 88341

Prime Factorization of 88346

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88341 and 88346.

LCM(88341,88346) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 2677¹ × 2¹ × 163¹ × 271¹
LCM(88341,88346) = 7804573986