What is the Least Common Multiple of 68454 and 68466?

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 68454 and 68466 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68454 and 68466, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68454,68466) = 6
LCM(68454,68466) = ( 68454 × 68466) / 6
LCM(68454,68466) = 4686771564 / 6
LCM(68454,68466) = 781128594

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68454 and 68466 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68454 and 68466. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68454 and 68466.

Prime Factorization of 68454

Prime Factorization of 68466

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68454 and 68466.

LCM(68454,68466) = 2¹ × 3² × 3803¹ × 11411¹
LCM(68454,68466) = 781128594