What is the Least Common Multiple of 88996 and 89016?

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 88996 and 89016 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88996 and 89016, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88996,89016) = 4
LCM(88996,89016) = ( 88996 × 89016) / 4
LCM(88996,89016) = 7922067936 / 4
LCM(88996,89016) = 1980516984

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88996 and 89016 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88996 and 89016. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88996 and 89016.

Prime Factorization of 88996

Prime Factorization of 89016

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88996 and 89016.

LCM(88996,89016) = 2³ × 19¹ × 1171¹ × 3¹ × 3709¹
LCM(88996,89016) = 1980516984