What is the Least Common Multiple of 68226 and 68237?

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 68226 and 68237 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68226 and 68237, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68226,68237) = 1
LCM(68226,68237) = ( 68226 × 68237) / 1
LCM(68226,68237) = 4655537562 / 1
LCM(68226,68237) = 4655537562

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68226 and 68237 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68226 and 68237. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68226 and 68237.

Prime Factorization of 68226

Prime Factorization of 68237

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68226 and 68237.

LCM(68226,68237) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 83¹ × 137¹ × 13¹ × 29¹ × 181¹
LCM(68226,68237) = 4655537562