What is the Least Common Multiple of 88591 and 88602?

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 88591 and 88602 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88591 and 88602, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88591,88602) = 1
LCM(88591,88602) = ( 88591 × 88602) / 1
LCM(88591,88602) = 7849339782 / 1
LCM(88591,88602) = 7849339782

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88591 and 88602 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88591 and 88602. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88591 and 88602.

Prime Factorization of 88591

Prime Factorization of 88602

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88591 and 88602.

LCM(88591,88602) = 88591¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 14767¹
LCM(88591,88602) = 7849339782