What is the Least Common Multiple of 88678 and 88683?

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 88678 and 88683 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88678 and 88683, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88678,88683) = 1
LCM(88678,88683) = ( 88678 × 88683) / 1
LCM(88678,88683) = 7864231074 / 1
LCM(88678,88683) = 7864231074

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88678 and 88683 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88678 and 88683. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88678 and 88683.

Prime Factorization of 88678

Prime Factorization of 88683

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88678 and 88683.

LCM(88678,88683) = 2¹ × 101¹ × 439¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 41¹ × 103¹
LCM(88678,88683) = 7864231074