What is the Least Common Multiple of 68003 and 68010?

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 68003 and 68010 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68003 and 68010, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68003,68010) = 1
LCM(68003,68010) = ( 68003 × 68010) / 1
LCM(68003,68010) = 4624884030 / 1
LCM(68003,68010) = 4624884030

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68003 and 68010 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68003 and 68010. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68003 and 68010.

Prime Factorization of 68003

Prime Factorization of 68010

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68003 and 68010.

LCM(68003,68010) = 13¹ × 5231¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 2267¹
LCM(68003,68010) = 4624884030