What is the Least Common Multiple of 68973 and 68979?

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 68973 and 68979 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68973 and 68979, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68973,68979) = 3
LCM(68973,68979) = ( 68973 × 68979) / 3
LCM(68973,68979) = 4757688567 / 3
LCM(68973,68979) = 1585896189

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68973 and 68979 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68973 and 68979. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68973 and 68979.

Prime Factorization of 68973

Prime Factorization of 68979

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68973 and 68979.

LCM(68973,68979) = 3¹ × 83¹ × 277¹ × 22993¹
LCM(68973,68979) = 1585896189