What is the Least Common Multiple of 88951 and 88966?

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 88951 and 88966 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88951 and 88966, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88951,88966) = 1
LCM(88951,88966) = ( 88951 × 88966) / 1
LCM(88951,88966) = 7913614666 / 1
LCM(88951,88966) = 7913614666

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88951 and 88966 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88951 and 88966. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88951 and 88966.

Prime Factorization of 88951

Prime Factorization of 88966

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88951 and 88966.

LCM(88951,88966) = 88951¹ × 2¹ × 44483¹
LCM(88951,88966) = 7913614666