What is the Least Common Multiple of 68424 and 68428?

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 68424 and 68428 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68424 and 68428, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68424,68428) = 4
LCM(68424,68428) = ( 68424 × 68428) / 4
LCM(68424,68428) = 4682117472 / 4
LCM(68424,68428) = 1170529368

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68424 and 68428 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68424 and 68428. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68424 and 68428.

Prime Factorization of 68424

Prime Factorization of 68428

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68424 and 68428.

LCM(68424,68428) = 2³ × 3¹ × 2851¹ × 17107¹
LCM(68424,68428) = 1170529368