What is the Least Common Multiple of 88887 and 88901?

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 88887 and 88901 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88887 and 88901, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88887,88901) = 1
LCM(88887,88901) = ( 88887 × 88901) / 1
LCM(88887,88901) = 7902143187 / 1
LCM(88887,88901) = 7902143187

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88887 and 88901 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88887 and 88901. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88887 and 88901.

Prime Factorization of 88887

Prime Factorization of 88901

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88887 and 88901.

LCM(88887,88901) = 3¹ × 29629¹ × 19¹ × 4679¹
LCM(88887,88901) = 7902143187