What is the Least Common Multiple of 68833 and 68846?

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 68833 and 68846 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68833 and 68846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68833,68846) = 1
LCM(68833,68846) = ( 68833 × 68846) / 1
LCM(68833,68846) = 4738876718 / 1
LCM(68833,68846) = 4738876718

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68833 and 68846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68833 and 68846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68833 and 68846.

Prime Factorization of 68833

Prime Factorization of 68846

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68833 and 68846.

LCM(68833,68846) = 17¹ × 4049¹ × 2¹ × 29¹ × 1187¹
LCM(68833,68846) = 4738876718