What is the Least Common Multiple of 88022 and 88040?

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 88022 and 88040 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88022 and 88040, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88022,88040) = 2
LCM(88022,88040) = ( 88022 × 88040) / 2
LCM(88022,88040) = 7749456880 / 2
LCM(88022,88040) = 3874728440

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88022 and 88040 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88022 and 88040. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88022 and 88040.

Prime Factorization of 88022

Prime Factorization of 88040

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88022 and 88040.

LCM(88022,88040) = 2³ × 11¹ × 4001¹ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 71¹
LCM(88022,88040) = 3874728440