What is the Least Common Multiple of 88458 and 88472?

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 88458 and 88472 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88458 and 88472, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88458,88472) = 2
LCM(88458,88472) = ( 88458 × 88472) / 2
LCM(88458,88472) = 7826056176 / 2
LCM(88458,88472) = 3913028088

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88458 and 88472 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88458 and 88472. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88458 and 88472.

Prime Factorization of 88458

Prime Factorization of 88472

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88458 and 88472.

LCM(88458,88472) = 2³ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 641¹ × 11059¹
LCM(88458,88472) = 3913028088