What is the Least Common Multiple of 88601 and 88605?

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 88601 and 88605 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88601 and 88605, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88601,88605) = 1
LCM(88601,88605) = ( 88601 × 88605) / 1
LCM(88601,88605) = 7850491605 / 1
LCM(88601,88605) = 7850491605

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88601 and 88605 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88601 and 88605. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88601 and 88605.

Prime Factorization of 88601

Prime Factorization of 88605

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88601 and 88605.

LCM(88601,88605) = 41¹ × 2161¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 179¹
LCM(88601,88605) = 7850491605