What is the Least Common Multiple of 68163 and 68169?

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 68163 and 68169 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68163 and 68169, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68163,68169) = 3
LCM(68163,68169) = ( 68163 × 68169) / 3
LCM(68163,68169) = 4646603547 / 3
LCM(68163,68169) = 1548867849

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68163 and 68169 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68163 and 68169. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68163 and 68169.

Prime Factorization of 68163

Prime Factorization of 68169

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68163 and 68169.

LCM(68163,68169) = 3¹ × 22721¹ × 31¹ × 733¹
LCM(68163,68169) = 1548867849