What is the Least Common Multiple of 68370 and 68379?

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 68370 and 68379 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68370 and 68379, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68370,68379) = 3
LCM(68370,68379) = ( 68370 × 68379) / 3
LCM(68370,68379) = 4675072230 / 3
LCM(68370,68379) = 1558357410

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68370 and 68379 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68370 and 68379. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68370 and 68379.

Prime Factorization of 68370

Prime Factorization of 68379

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68370 and 68379.

LCM(68370,68379) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 43¹ × 53¹ × 23¹ × 991¹
LCM(68370,68379) = 1558357410