What is the Least Common Multiple of 68042 and 68062?

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 68042 and 68062 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68042 and 68062, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68042,68062) = 2
LCM(68042,68062) = ( 68042 × 68062) / 2
LCM(68042,68062) = 4631074604 / 2
LCM(68042,68062) = 2315537302

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68042 and 68062 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68042 and 68062. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68042 and 68062.

Prime Factorization of 68042

Prime Factorization of 68062

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68042 and 68062.

LCM(68042,68062) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2617¹ × 34031¹
LCM(68042,68062) = 2315537302