What is the Least Common Multiple of 68871 and 68891?

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 68871 and 68891 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68871 and 68891, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68871,68891) = 1
LCM(68871,68891) = ( 68871 × 68891) / 1
LCM(68871,68891) = 4744592061 / 1
LCM(68871,68891) = 4744592061

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68871 and 68891 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68871 and 68891. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68871 and 68891.

Prime Factorization of 68871

Prime Factorization of 68891

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68871 and 68891.

LCM(68871,68891) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 2087¹ × 68891¹
LCM(68871,68891) = 4744592061