What is the Least Common Multiple of 68112 and 68124?

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 68112 and 68124 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68112 and 68124, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68112,68124) = 12
LCM(68112,68124) = ( 68112 × 68124) / 12
LCM(68112,68124) = 4640061888 / 12
LCM(68112,68124) = 386671824

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68112 and 68124 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68112 and 68124. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68112 and 68124.

Prime Factorization of 68112

Prime Factorization of 68124

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68112 and 68124.

LCM(68112,68124) = 2⁴ × 3² × 11¹ × 43¹ × 7¹ × 811¹
LCM(68112,68124) = 386671824