What is the Least Common Multiple of 68884 and 68903?

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 68884 and 68903 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68884 and 68903, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68884,68903) = 1
LCM(68884,68903) = ( 68884 × 68903) / 1
LCM(68884,68903) = 4746314252 / 1
LCM(68884,68903) = 4746314252

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68884 and 68903 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68884 and 68903. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68884 and 68903.

Prime Factorization of 68884

Prime Factorization of 68903

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68884 and 68903.

LCM(68884,68903) = 2² × 17¹ × 1013¹ × 68903¹
LCM(68884,68903) = 4746314252