What is the Least Common Multiple of 68155 and 68173?

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 68155 and 68173 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68155 and 68173, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68155,68173) = 1
LCM(68155,68173) = ( 68155 × 68173) / 1
LCM(68155,68173) = 4646330815 / 1
LCM(68155,68173) = 4646330815

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68155 and 68173 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68155 and 68173. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68155 and 68173.

Prime Factorization of 68155

Prime Factorization of 68173

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68155 and 68173.

LCM(68155,68173) = 5¹ × 43¹ × 317¹ × 7¹ × 9739¹
LCM(68155,68173) = 4646330815