What is the Least Common Multiple of 68844 and 68856?

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 68844 and 68856 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68844 and 68856, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68844,68856) = 12
LCM(68844,68856) = ( 68844 × 68856) / 12
LCM(68844,68856) = 4740322464 / 12
LCM(68844,68856) = 395026872

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68844 and 68856 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68844 and 68856. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68844 and 68856.

Prime Factorization of 68844

Prime Factorization of 68856

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68844 and 68856.

LCM(68844,68856) = 2³ × 3¹ × 5737¹ × 19¹ × 151¹
LCM(68844,68856) = 395026872