What is the Least Common Multiple of 6868 and 6886?

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 6868 and 6886 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6868 and 6886, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6868,6886) = 2
LCM(6868,6886) = ( 6868 × 6886) / 2
LCM(6868,6886) = 47293048 / 2
LCM(6868,6886) = 23646524

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6868 and 6886 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6868 and 6886. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6868 and 6886.

Prime Factorization of 6868

Prime Factorization of 6886

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6868 and 6886.

LCM(6868,6886) = 2² × 17¹ × 101¹ × 11¹ × 313¹
LCM(6868,6886) = 23646524