What is the Least Common Multiple of 68304 and 68318?

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 68304 and 68318 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68304 and 68318, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68304,68318) = 2
LCM(68304,68318) = ( 68304 × 68318) / 2
LCM(68304,68318) = 4666392672 / 2
LCM(68304,68318) = 2333196336

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68304 and 68318 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68304 and 68318. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68304 and 68318.

Prime Factorization of 68304

Prime Factorization of 68318

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68304 and 68318.

LCM(68304,68318) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 1423¹ × 34159¹
LCM(68304,68318) = 2333196336