What is the Least Common Multiple of 68889 and 68896?

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 68889 and 68896 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68889 and 68896, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68889,68896) = 1
LCM(68889,68896) = ( 68889 × 68896) / 1
LCM(68889,68896) = 4746176544 / 1
LCM(68889,68896) = 4746176544

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68889 and 68896 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68889 and 68896. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68889 and 68896.

Prime Factorization of 68889

Prime Factorization of 68896

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68889 and 68896.

LCM(68889,68896) = 3¹ × 22963¹ × 2⁵ × 2153¹
LCM(68889,68896) = 4746176544