What is the Least Common Multiple of 88857 and 88874?

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 88857 and 88874 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88857 and 88874, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88857,88874) = 1
LCM(88857,88874) = ( 88857 × 88874) / 1
LCM(88857,88874) = 7897077018 / 1
LCM(88857,88874) = 7897077018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88857 and 88874 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88857 and 88874. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88857 and 88874.

Prime Factorization of 88857

Prime Factorization of 88874

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88857 and 88874.

LCM(88857,88874) = 3⁴ × 1097¹ × 2¹ × 37¹ × 1201¹
LCM(88857,88874) = 7897077018