What is the Least Common Multiple of 88874 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 88874 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 88874 and 88878, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88874,88878) = 2
LCM(88874,88878) = ( 88874 × 88878) / 2
LCM(88874,88878) = 7898943372 / 2
LCM(88874,88878) = 3949471686

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88874 and 88878 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88874 and 88878. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88874 and 88878.

Prime Factorization of 88874

Prime Factorization of 88878

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88874 and 88878.

LCM(88874,88878) = 2¹ × 37¹ × 1201¹ × 3¹ × 14813¹
LCM(88874,88878) = 3949471686