What is the Least Common Multiple of 88655 and 88661?

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 88655 and 88661 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88655 and 88661, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88655,88661) = 1
LCM(88655,88661) = ( 88655 × 88661) / 1
LCM(88655,88661) = 7860240955 / 1
LCM(88655,88661) = 7860240955

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88655 and 88661 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88655 and 88661. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88655 and 88661.

Prime Factorization of 88655

Prime Factorization of 88661

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88655 and 88661.

LCM(88655,88661) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 149¹ × 88661¹
LCM(88655,88661) = 7860240955