What is the Least Common Multiple of 88860 and 88875?

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 88860 and 88875 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88860 and 88875, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88860,88875) = 15
LCM(88860,88875) = ( 88860 × 88875) / 15
LCM(88860,88875) = 7897432500 / 15
LCM(88860,88875) = 526495500

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88860 and 88875 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88860 and 88875. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88860 and 88875.

Prime Factorization of 88860

Prime Factorization of 88875

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88860 and 88875.

LCM(88860,88875) = 2² × 3² × 5³ × 1481¹ × 79¹
LCM(88860,88875) = 526495500