What is the Least Common Multiple of 8848 and 8866?

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 8848 and 8866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 8848 and 8866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(8848,8866) = 2
LCM(8848,8866) = ( 8848 × 8866) / 2
LCM(8848,8866) = 78446368 / 2
LCM(8848,8866) = 39223184

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 8848 and 8866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 8848 and 8866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 8848 and 8866.

Prime Factorization of 8848

Prime Factorization of 8866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 8848 and 8866.

LCM(8848,8866) = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 79¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 31¹
LCM(8848,8866) = 39223184