What is the Least Common Multiple of 88120 and 88124?

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 88120 and 88124 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 88120 and 88124, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(88120,88124) = 4
LCM(88120,88124) = ( 88120 × 88124) / 4
LCM(88120,88124) = 7765486880 / 4
LCM(88120,88124) = 1941371720

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 88120 and 88124 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 88120 and 88124. First we will calculate the prime factors of 88120 and 88124.

Prime Factorization of 88120

Prime Factorization of 88124

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 88120 and 88124.

LCM(88120,88124) = 2³ × 5¹ × 2203¹ × 22031¹
LCM(88120,88124) = 1941371720