What is the Least Common Multiple of 68839 and 68859?

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 68839 and 68859 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68839 and 68859, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68839,68859) = 1
LCM(68839,68859) = ( 68839 × 68859) / 1
LCM(68839,68859) = 4740184701 / 1
LCM(68839,68859) = 4740184701

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68839 and 68859 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68839 and 68859. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68839 and 68859.

Prime Factorization of 68839

Prime Factorization of 68859

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68839 and 68859.

LCM(68839,68859) = 23¹ × 41¹ × 73¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 1093¹
LCM(68839,68859) = 4740184701