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What is the Least Common Multiple of 68820 and 68829?

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 (LCM) of 68820 and 68829 is 1578937260.

LCM(68820,68829) = 1578937260

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Least Common Multiple of 68820 and 68829 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68820 and 68829, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68820,68829) = 3
LCM(68820,68829) = ( 68820 × 68829) / 3
LCM(68820,68829) = 4736811780 / 3
LCM(68820,68829) = 1578937260

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68820 and 68829 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68820 and 68829. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68820 and 68829.

Prime Factorization of 68820

Prime factors of 68820 are 2, 3, 5, 31, 37. Prime factorization of 68820 in exponential form is:

68820 = 22 × 31 × 51 × 311 × 371

Prime Factorization of 68829

Prime factors of 68829 are 3, 22943. Prime factorization of 68829 in exponential form is:

68829 = 31 × 229431

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68820 and 68829.

LCM(68820,68829) = 22 × 31 × 51 × 311 × 371 × 229431
LCM(68820,68829) = 1578937260