What is the Least Common Multiple of 88975 and 88981?

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 88975 and 88981 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88975 and 88981, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88975,88981) = 1
LCM(88975,88981) = ( 88975 × 88981) / 1
LCM(88975,88981) = 7917084475 / 1
LCM(88975,88981) = 7917084475

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88975 and 88981 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88975 and 88981. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88975 and 88981.

Prime Factorization of 88975

Prime Factorization of 88981

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88975 and 88981.

LCM(88975,88981) = 5² × 3559¹ × 101¹ × 881¹
LCM(88975,88981) = 7917084475