What is the Least Common Multiple of 88950 and 88959?

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 88950 and 88959 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88950 and 88959, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88950,88959) = 3
LCM(88950,88959) = ( 88950 × 88959) / 3
LCM(88950,88959) = 7912903050 / 3
LCM(88950,88959) = 2637634350

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88950 and 88959 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88950 and 88959. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88950 and 88959.

Prime Factorization of 88950

Prime Factorization of 88959

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88950 and 88959.

LCM(88950,88959) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 593¹ × 13¹ × 2281¹
LCM(88950,88959) = 2637634350