What is the Least Common Multiple of 68386 and 68401?

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 68386 and 68401 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68386 and 68401, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68386,68401) = 1
LCM(68386,68401) = ( 68386 × 68401) / 1
LCM(68386,68401) = 4677670786 / 1
LCM(68386,68401) = 4677670786

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68386 and 68401 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68386 and 68401. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68386 and 68401.

Prime Factorization of 68386

Prime Factorization of 68401

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68386 and 68401.

LCM(68386,68401) = 2¹ × 31¹ × 1103¹ × 73¹ × 937¹
LCM(68386,68401) = 4677670786