What is the Least Common Multiple of 88963 and 88968?

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 88963 and 88968 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88963 and 88968, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88963,88968) = 1
LCM(88963,88968) = ( 88963 × 88968) / 1
LCM(88963,88968) = 7914860184 / 1
LCM(88963,88968) = 7914860184

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88963 and 88968 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88963 and 88968. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88963 and 88968.

Prime Factorization of 88963

Prime Factorization of 88968

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88963 and 88968.

LCM(88963,88968) = 7¹ × 71¹ × 179¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 337¹
LCM(88963,88968) = 7914860184