What is the Least Common Multiple of 68438 and 68442?

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 68438 and 68442 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68438 and 68442, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68438,68442) = 2
LCM(68438,68442) = ( 68438 × 68442) / 2
LCM(68438,68442) = 4684033596 / 2
LCM(68438,68442) = 2342016798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68438 and 68442 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68438 and 68442. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68438 and 68442.

Prime Factorization of 68438

Prime Factorization of 68442

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68438 and 68442.

LCM(68438,68442) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1801¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 61¹
LCM(68438,68442) = 2342016798