What is the Least Common Multiple of 68159 and 68176?

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 68159 and 68176 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68159 and 68176, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68159,68176) = 1
LCM(68159,68176) = ( 68159 × 68176) / 1
LCM(68159,68176) = 4646807984 / 1
LCM(68159,68176) = 4646807984

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68159 and 68176 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68159 and 68176. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68159 and 68176.

Prime Factorization of 68159

Prime Factorization of 68176

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68159 and 68176.

LCM(68159,68176) = 7² × 13¹ × 107¹ × 2⁴ × 4261¹
LCM(68159,68176) = 4646807984