What is the Least Common Multiple of 68452 and 68468?

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 68452 and 68468 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68452 and 68468, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68452,68468) = 4
LCM(68452,68468) = ( 68452 × 68468) / 4
LCM(68452,68468) = 4686771536 / 4
LCM(68452,68468) = 1171692884

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68452 and 68468 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68452 and 68468. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68452 and 68468.

Prime Factorization of 68452

Prime Factorization of 68468

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68452 and 68468.

LCM(68452,68468) = 2² × 109¹ × 157¹ × 17117¹
LCM(68452,68468) = 1171692884