What is the Least Common Multiple of 88863 and 88878?

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 88863 and 88878 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88863 and 88878, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88863,88878) = 3
LCM(88863,88878) = ( 88863 × 88878) / 3
LCM(88863,88878) = 7897965714 / 3
LCM(88863,88878) = 2632655238

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88863 and 88878 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88863 and 88878. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88863 and 88878.

Prime Factorization of 88863

Prime Factorization of 88878

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88863 and 88878.

LCM(88863,88878) = 3¹ × 19¹ × 1559¹ × 2¹ × 14813¹
LCM(88863,88878) = 2632655238