What is the Least Common Multiple of 88948 and 88961?

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 88948 and 88961 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88948 and 88961, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88948,88961) = 1
LCM(88948,88961) = ( 88948 × 88961) / 1
LCM(88948,88961) = 7912903028 / 1
LCM(88948,88961) = 7912903028

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88948 and 88961 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88948 and 88961. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88948 and 88961.

Prime Factorization of 88948

Prime Factorization of 88961

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88948 and 88961.

LCM(88948,88961) = 2² × 37¹ × 601¹ × 17¹ × 5233¹
LCM(88948,88961) = 7912903028