What is the Least Common Multiple of 68842 and 68857?

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 68842 and 68857 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68842 and 68857, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68842,68857) = 1
LCM(68842,68857) = ( 68842 × 68857) / 1
LCM(68842,68857) = 4740253594 / 1
LCM(68842,68857) = 4740253594

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68842 and 68857 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68842 and 68857. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68842 and 68857.

Prime Factorization of 68842

Prime Factorization of 68857

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68842 and 68857.

LCM(68842,68857) = 2¹ × 34421¹ × 37¹ × 1861¹
LCM(68842,68857) = 4740253594