What is the Least Common Multiple of 88471 and 88477?

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 88471 and 88477 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88471 and 88477, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88471,88477) = 1
LCM(88471,88477) = ( 88471 × 88477) / 1
LCM(88471,88477) = 7827648667 / 1
LCM(88471,88477) = 7827648667

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88471 and 88477 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88471 and 88477. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88471 and 88477.

Prime Factorization of 88471

Prime Factorization of 88477

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88471 and 88477.

LCM(88471,88477) = 88471¹ × 103¹ × 859¹
LCM(88471,88477) = 7827648667