What is the Least Common Multiple of 68178 and 68183?

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 68178 and 68183 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68178 and 68183, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68178,68183) = 1
LCM(68178,68183) = ( 68178 × 68183) / 1
LCM(68178,68183) = 4648580574 / 1
LCM(68178,68183) = 4648580574

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68178 and 68183 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68178 and 68183. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68178 and 68183.

Prime Factorization of 68178

Prime Factorization of 68183

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68178 and 68183.

LCM(68178,68183) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 1033¹ × 41¹ × 1663¹
LCM(68178,68183) = 4648580574