What is the Least Common Multiple of 88662 and 88666?

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 88662 and 88666 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88662 and 88666, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88662,88666) = 2
LCM(88662,88666) = ( 88662 × 88666) / 2
LCM(88662,88666) = 7861304892 / 2
LCM(88662,88666) = 3930652446

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88662 and 88666 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88662 and 88666. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88662 and 88666.

Prime Factorization of 88662

Prime Factorization of 88666

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88662 and 88666.

LCM(88662,88666) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 2111¹ × 43¹ × 1031¹
LCM(88662,88666) = 3930652446