What is the Least Common Multiple of 88983 and 88998?

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 88983 and 88998 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88983 and 88998, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88983,88998) = 3
LCM(88983,88998) = ( 88983 × 88998) / 3
LCM(88983,88998) = 7919309034 / 3
LCM(88983,88998) = 2639769678

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88983 and 88998 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88983 and 88998. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88983 and 88998.

Prime Factorization of 88983

Prime Factorization of 88998

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88983 and 88998.

LCM(88983,88998) = 3² × 9887¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 163¹
LCM(88983,88998) = 2639769678