What is the Least Common Multiple of 6876 and 6881?

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 6876 and 6881 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6876 and 6881, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6876,6881) = 1
LCM(6876,6881) = ( 6876 × 6881) / 1
LCM(6876,6881) = 47313756 / 1
LCM(6876,6881) = 47313756

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6876 and 6881 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6876 and 6881. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6876 and 6881.

Prime Factorization of 6876

Prime Factorization of 6881

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6876 and 6881.

LCM(6876,6881) = 2² × 3² × 191¹ × 7¹ × 983¹
LCM(6876,6881) = 47313756