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What is the Least Common Multiple of 68862 and 68877?

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 (LCM) of 68862 and 68877 is 1581002658.

LCM(68862,68877) = 1581002658

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Least Common Multiple of 68862 and 68877 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68862 and 68877, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68862,68877) = 3
LCM(68862,68877) = ( 68862 × 68877) / 3
LCM(68862,68877) = 4743007974 / 3
LCM(68862,68877) = 1581002658

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68862 and 68877 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68862 and 68877. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68862 and 68877.

Prime Factorization of 68862

Prime factors of 68862 are 2, 3, 23, 499. Prime factorization of 68862 in exponential form is:

68862 = 21 × 31 × 231 × 4991

Prime Factorization of 68877

Prime factors of 68877 are 3, 2551. Prime factorization of 68877 in exponential form is:

68877 = 33 × 25511

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68862 and 68877.

LCM(68862,68877) = 21 × 33 × 231 × 4991 × 25511
LCM(68862,68877) = 1581002658