What is the Least Common Multiple of 68251 and 68262?

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 68251 and 68262 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68251 and 68262, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68251,68262) = 1
LCM(68251,68262) = ( 68251 × 68262) / 1
LCM(68251,68262) = 4658949762 / 1
LCM(68251,68262) = 4658949762

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68251 and 68262 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68251 and 68262. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68251 and 68262.

Prime Factorization of 68251

Prime Factorization of 68262

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68251 and 68262.

LCM(68251,68262) = 131¹ × 521¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 367¹
LCM(68251,68262) = 4658949762