What is the Least Common Multiple of 88980 and 88996?

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 88980 and 88996 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88980 and 88996, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88980,88996) = 4
LCM(88980,88996) = ( 88980 × 88996) / 4
LCM(88980,88996) = 7918864080 / 4
LCM(88980,88996) = 1979716020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88980 and 88996 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88980 and 88996. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88980 and 88996.

Prime Factorization of 88980

Prime Factorization of 88996

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88980 and 88996.

LCM(88980,88996) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1483¹ × 19¹ × 1171¹
LCM(88980,88996) = 1979716020