What is the Least Common Multiple of 88861 and 88879?

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 88861 and 88879 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88861 and 88879, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88861,88879) = 1
LCM(88861,88879) = ( 88861 × 88879) / 1
LCM(88861,88879) = 7897876819 / 1
LCM(88861,88879) = 7897876819

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88861 and 88879 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88861 and 88879. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88861 and 88879.

Prime Factorization of 88861

Prime Factorization of 88879

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88861 and 88879.

LCM(88861,88879) = 88861¹ × 7¹ × 12697¹
LCM(88861,88879) = 7897876819