What is the Least Common Multiple of 68846 and 68863?

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 68846 and 68863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68846 and 68863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68846,68863) = 1
LCM(68846,68863) = ( 68846 × 68863) / 1
LCM(68846,68863) = 4740942098 / 1
LCM(68846,68863) = 4740942098

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68846 and 68863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68846 and 68863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68846 and 68863.

Prime Factorization of 68846

Prime Factorization of 68863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68846 and 68863.

LCM(68846,68863) = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1187¹ × 68863¹
LCM(68846,68863) = 4740942098