What is the Least Common Multiple of 68848 and 68867?

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 68848 and 68867 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68848 and 68867, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68848,68867) = 1
LCM(68848,68867) = ( 68848 × 68867) / 1
LCM(68848,68867) = 4741355216 / 1
LCM(68848,68867) = 4741355216

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68848 and 68867 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68848 and 68867. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68848 and 68867.

Prime Factorization of 68848

Prime Factorization of 68867

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68848 and 68867.

LCM(68848,68867) = 2⁴ × 13¹ × 331¹ × 17¹ × 4051¹
LCM(68848,68867) = 4741355216