What is the Least Common Multiple of 68202 and 68214?

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 68202 and 68214 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68202 and 68214, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68202,68214) = 6
LCM(68202,68214) = ( 68202 × 68214) / 6
LCM(68202,68214) = 4652331228 / 6
LCM(68202,68214) = 775388538

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68202 and 68214 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68202 and 68214. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68202 and 68214.

Prime Factorization of 68202

Prime Factorization of 68214

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68202 and 68214.

LCM(68202,68214) = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 421¹ × 11369¹
LCM(68202,68214) = 775388538