What is the Least Common Multiple of 88955 and 88970?

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 88955 and 88970 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88955 and 88970, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88955,88970) = 5
LCM(88955,88970) = ( 88955 × 88970) / 5
LCM(88955,88970) = 7914326350 / 5
LCM(88955,88970) = 1582865270

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88955 and 88970 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88955 and 88970. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88955 and 88970.

Prime Factorization of 88955

Prime Factorization of 88970

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88955 and 88970.

LCM(88955,88970) = 5¹ × 17791¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 31¹ × 41¹
LCM(88955,88970) = 1582865270