What is the Least Common Multiple of 88850 and 88854?

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 88850 and 88854 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88850 and 88854, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88850,88854) = 2
LCM(88850,88854) = ( 88850 × 88854) / 2
LCM(88850,88854) = 7894677900 / 2
LCM(88850,88854) = 3947338950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88850 and 88854 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88850 and 88854. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88850 and 88854.

Prime Factorization of 88850

Prime Factorization of 88854

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88850 and 88854.

LCM(88850,88854) = 2¹ × 5² × 1777¹ × 3¹ × 59¹ × 251¹
LCM(88850,88854) = 3947338950