What is the Least Common Multiple of 88506 and 88521?

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 88506 and 88521 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88506 and 88521, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88506,88521) = 3
LCM(88506,88521) = ( 88506 × 88521) / 3
LCM(88506,88521) = 7834639626 / 3
LCM(88506,88521) = 2611546542

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88506 and 88521 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88506 and 88521. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88506 and 88521.

Prime Factorization of 88506

Prime Factorization of 88521

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88506 and 88521.

LCM(88506,88521) = 2¹ × 3³ × 11¹ × 149¹ × 19¹ × 1553¹
LCM(88506,88521) = 2611546542