What is the Least Common Multiple of 88997 and 89001?

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 88997 and 89001 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88997 and 89001, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88997,89001) = 1
LCM(88997,89001) = ( 88997 × 89001) / 1
LCM(88997,89001) = 7920821997 / 1
LCM(88997,89001) = 7920821997

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88997 and 89001 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88997 and 89001. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88997 and 89001.

Prime Factorization of 88997

Prime Factorization of 89001

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88997 and 89001.

LCM(88997,89001) = 88997¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 29¹ × 31¹
LCM(88997,89001) = 7920821997