What is the Least Common Multiple of 68357 and 68369?

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 68369 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 68369, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68357,68369) = 1
LCM(68357,68369) = ( 68357 × 68369) / 1
LCM(68357,68369) = 4673499733 / 1
LCM(68357,68369) = 4673499733

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68357 and 68369 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68357 and 68369. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68357 and 68369.

Prime Factorization of 68357

Prime Factorization of 68369

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68357 and 68369.

LCM(68357,68369) = 17¹ × 4021¹ × 7¹ × 9767¹
LCM(68357,68369) = 4673499733