What is the Least Common Multiple of 68254 and 68266?

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 68254 and 68266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68254 and 68266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68254,68266) = 2
LCM(68254,68266) = ( 68254 × 68266) / 2
LCM(68254,68266) = 4659427564 / 2
LCM(68254,68266) = 2329713782

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68254 and 68266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68254 and 68266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68254 and 68266.

Prime Factorization of 68254

Prime Factorization of 68266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68254 and 68266.

LCM(68254,68266) = 2¹ × 34127¹ × 11¹ × 29¹ × 107¹
LCM(68254,68266) = 2329713782