What is the Least Common Multiple of 88443 and 88462?

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 88443 and 88462 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88443 and 88462, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88443,88462) = 1
LCM(88443,88462) = ( 88443 × 88462) / 1
LCM(88443,88462) = 7823844666 / 1
LCM(88443,88462) = 7823844666

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88443 and 88462 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88443 and 88462. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88443 and 88462.

Prime Factorization of 88443

Prime Factorization of 88462

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88443 and 88462.

LCM(88443,88462) = 3² × 31¹ × 317¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 4021¹
LCM(88443,88462) = 7823844666