What is the Least Common Multiple of 88925 and 88930?

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 88925 and 88930 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88925 and 88930, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88925,88930) = 5
LCM(88925,88930) = ( 88925 × 88930) / 5
LCM(88925,88930) = 7908100250 / 5
LCM(88925,88930) = 1581620050

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88925 and 88930 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88925 and 88930. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88925 and 88930.

Prime Factorization of 88925

Prime Factorization of 88930

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88925 and 88930.

LCM(88925,88930) = 5² × 3557¹ × 2¹ × 8893¹
LCM(88925,88930) = 1581620050