What is the Least Common Multiple of 68357 and 68364?

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 68357 and 68364 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68357 and 68364, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68357,68364) = 1
LCM(68357,68364) = ( 68357 × 68364) / 1
LCM(68357,68364) = 4673157948 / 1
LCM(68357,68364) = 4673157948

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68357 and 68364 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68357 and 68364. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68357 and 68364.

Prime Factorization of 68357

Prime Factorization of 68364

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68357 and 68364.

LCM(68357,68364) = 17¹ × 4021¹ × 2² × 3⁴ × 211¹
LCM(68357,68364) = 4673157948