What is the Least Common Multiple of 68073 and 68079?

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 68073 and 68079 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68073 and 68079, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68073,68079) = 3
LCM(68073,68079) = ( 68073 × 68079) / 3
LCM(68073,68079) = 4634341767 / 3
LCM(68073,68079) = 1544780589

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68073 and 68079 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68073 and 68079. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68073 and 68079.

Prime Factorization of 68073

Prime Factorization of 68079

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68073 and 68079.

LCM(68073,68079) = 3¹ × 22691¹ × 11¹ × 2063¹
LCM(68073,68079) = 1544780589