What is the Least Common Multiple of 88958 and 88972?

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 88958 and 88972 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88958 and 88972, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88958,88972) = 2
LCM(88958,88972) = ( 88958 × 88972) / 2
LCM(88958,88972) = 7914771176 / 2
LCM(88958,88972) = 3957385588

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88958 and 88972 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88958 and 88972. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88958 and 88972.

Prime Factorization of 88958

Prime Factorization of 88972

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88958 and 88972.

LCM(88958,88972) = 2² × 19¹ × 2341¹ × 13¹ × 29¹ × 59¹
LCM(88958,88972) = 3957385588