What is the Least Common Multiple of 88494 and 88503?

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 88494 and 88503 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88494 and 88503, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88494,88503) = 3
LCM(88494,88503) = ( 88494 × 88503) / 3
LCM(88494,88503) = 7831984482 / 3
LCM(88494,88503) = 2610661494

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88494 and 88503 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88494 and 88503. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88494 and 88503.

Prime Factorization of 88494

Prime Factorization of 88503

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88494 and 88503.

LCM(88494,88503) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7³ × 43¹ × 29501¹
LCM(88494,88503) = 2610661494