What is the Least Common Multiple of 68162 and 68168?

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 68162 and 68168 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68162 and 68168, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68162,68168) = 2
LCM(68162,68168) = ( 68162 × 68168) / 2
LCM(68162,68168) = 4646467216 / 2
LCM(68162,68168) = 2323233608

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68162 and 68168 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68162 and 68168. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68162 and 68168.

Prime Factorization of 68162

Prime Factorization of 68168

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68162 and 68168.

LCM(68162,68168) = 2³ × 173¹ × 197¹ × 8521¹
LCM(68162,68168) = 2323233608