What is the Least Common Multiple of 68857 and 68871?

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 68857 and 68871 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68857 and 68871, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68857,68871) = 1
LCM(68857,68871) = ( 68857 × 68871) / 1
LCM(68857,68871) = 4742250447 / 1
LCM(68857,68871) = 4742250447

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68857 and 68871 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68857 and 68871. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68857 and 68871.

Prime Factorization of 68857

Prime Factorization of 68871

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68857 and 68871.

LCM(68857,68871) = 37¹ × 1861¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 2087¹
LCM(68857,68871) = 4742250447