What is the Least Common Multiple of 68117 and 68131?

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 68117 and 68131 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68117 and 68131, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68117,68131) = 7
LCM(68117,68131) = ( 68117 × 68131) / 7
LCM(68117,68131) = 4640879327 / 7
LCM(68117,68131) = 662982761

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68117 and 68131 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68117 and 68131. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68117 and 68131.

Prime Factorization of 68117

Prime Factorization of 68131

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68117 and 68131.

LCM(68117,68131) = 7¹ × 37¹ × 263¹ × 9733¹
LCM(68117,68131) = 662982761