What is the Least Common Multiple of 88862 and 88882?

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 88862 and 88882 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88862 and 88882, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88862,88882) = 2
LCM(88862,88882) = ( 88862 × 88882) / 2
LCM(88862,88882) = 7898232284 / 2
LCM(88862,88882) = 3949116142

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88862 and 88882 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88862 and 88882. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88862 and 88882.

Prime Factorization of 88862

Prime Factorization of 88882

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88862 and 88882.

LCM(88862,88882) = 2¹ × 157¹ × 283¹ × 19¹ × 2339¹
LCM(88862,88882) = 3949116142