What is the Least Common Multiple of 68348 and 68357?

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 68348 and 68357 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68348 and 68357, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68348,68357) = 1
LCM(68348,68357) = ( 68348 × 68357) / 1
LCM(68348,68357) = 4672064236 / 1
LCM(68348,68357) = 4672064236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68348 and 68357 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68348 and 68357. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68348 and 68357.

Prime Factorization of 68348

Prime Factorization of 68357

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68348 and 68357.

LCM(68348,68357) = 2² × 7¹ × 2441¹ × 17¹ × 4021¹
LCM(68348,68357) = 4672064236