What is the Least Common Multiple of 68101 and 68117?

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 68101 and 68117 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68101 and 68117, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68101,68117) = 1
LCM(68101,68117) = ( 68101 × 68117) / 1
LCM(68101,68117) = 4638835817 / 1
LCM(68101,68117) = 4638835817

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68101 and 68117 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68101 and 68117. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68101 and 68117.

Prime Factorization of 68101

Prime Factorization of 68117

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68101 and 68117.

LCM(68101,68117) = 11¹ × 41¹ × 151¹ × 7¹ × 37¹ × 263¹
LCM(68101,68117) = 4638835817