What is the Least Common Multiple of 68898 and 68907?

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 68898 and 68907 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68898 and 68907, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68898,68907) = 3
LCM(68898,68907) = ( 68898 × 68907) / 3
LCM(68898,68907) = 4747554486 / 3
LCM(68898,68907) = 1582518162

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68898 and 68907 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68898 and 68907. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68898 and 68907.

Prime Factorization of 68898

Prime Factorization of 68907

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68898 and 68907.

LCM(68898,68907) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11483¹ × 103¹ × 223¹
LCM(68898,68907) = 1582518162