What is the Least Common Multiple of 88459 and 88478?

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 88459 and 88478 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88459 and 88478, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88459,88478) = 1
LCM(88459,88478) = ( 88459 × 88478) / 1
LCM(88459,88478) = 7826675402 / 1
LCM(88459,88478) = 7826675402

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88459 and 88478 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88459 and 88478. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88459 and 88478.

Prime Factorization of 88459

Prime Factorization of 88478

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88459 and 88478.

LCM(88459,88478) = 7¹ × 12637¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 41¹ × 83¹
LCM(88459,88478) = 7826675402