What is the Least Common Multiple of 68037 and 68043?

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 68037 and 68043 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68037 and 68043, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68037,68043) = 3
LCM(68037,68043) = ( 68037 × 68043) / 3
LCM(68037,68043) = 4629441591 / 3
LCM(68037,68043) = 1543147197

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68037 and 68043 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68037 and 68043. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68037 and 68043.

Prime Factorization of 68037

Prime Factorization of 68043

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68037 and 68043.

LCM(68037,68043) = 3¹ × 22679¹ × 37¹ × 613¹
LCM(68037,68043) = 1543147197