What is the Least Common Multiple of 88361 and 88378?

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 88361 and 88378 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88361 and 88378, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88361,88378) = 1
LCM(88361,88378) = ( 88361 × 88378) / 1
LCM(88361,88378) = 7809168458 / 1
LCM(88361,88378) = 7809168458

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88361 and 88378 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88361 and 88378. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88361 and 88378.

Prime Factorization of 88361

Prime Factorization of 88378

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88361 and 88378.

LCM(88361,88378) = 7¹ × 13¹ × 971¹ × 2¹ × 44189¹
LCM(88361,88378) = 7809168458