What is the Least Common Multiple of 68080 and 68085?

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 68080 and 68085 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68080 and 68085, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68080,68085) = 5
LCM(68080,68085) = ( 68080 × 68085) / 5
LCM(68080,68085) = 4635226800 / 5
LCM(68080,68085) = 927045360

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68080 and 68085 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68080 and 68085. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68080 and 68085.

Prime Factorization of 68080

Prime Factorization of 68085

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68080 and 68085.

LCM(68080,68085) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 37¹ × 3² × 17¹ × 89¹
LCM(68080,68085) = 927045360