What is the Least Common Multiple of 88455 and 88470?

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 88455 and 88470 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88455 and 88470, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88455,88470) = 15
LCM(88455,88470) = ( 88455 × 88470) / 15
LCM(88455,88470) = 7825613850 / 15
LCM(88455,88470) = 521707590

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88455 and 88470 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88455 and 88470. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88455 and 88470.

Prime Factorization of 88455

Prime Factorization of 88470

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88455 and 88470.

LCM(88455,88470) = 3² × 5¹ × 5897¹ × 2¹ × 983¹
LCM(88455,88470) = 521707590