What is the Least Common Multiple of 68353 and 68366?

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 68353 and 68366 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68353 and 68366, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68353,68366) = 1
LCM(68353,68366) = ( 68353 × 68366) / 1
LCM(68353,68366) = 4673021198 / 1
LCM(68353,68366) = 4673021198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68353 and 68366 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68353 and 68366. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68353 and 68366.

Prime Factorization of 68353

Prime Factorization of 68366

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68353 and 68366.

LCM(68353,68366) = 29¹ × 2357¹ × 2¹ × 34183¹
LCM(68353,68366) = 4673021198