What is the Least Common Multiple of 68326 and 68330?

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 68326 and 68330 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68326 and 68330, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68326,68330) = 2
LCM(68326,68330) = ( 68326 × 68330) / 2
LCM(68326,68330) = 4668715580 / 2
LCM(68326,68330) = 2334357790

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68326 and 68330 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68326 and 68330. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68326 and 68330.

Prime Factorization of 68326

Prime Factorization of 68330

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68326 and 68330.

LCM(68326,68330) = 2¹ × 127¹ × 269¹ × 5¹ × 6833¹
LCM(68326,68330) = 2334357790