What is the Least Common Multiple of 68458 and 68464?

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 68458 and 68464 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68458 and 68464, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68458,68464) = 2
LCM(68458,68464) = ( 68458 × 68464) / 2
LCM(68458,68464) = 4686908512 / 2
LCM(68458,68464) = 2343454256

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68458 and 68464 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68458 and 68464. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68458 and 68464.

Prime Factorization of 68458

Prime Factorization of 68464

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68458 and 68464.

LCM(68458,68464) = 2⁴ × 13¹ × 2633¹ × 11¹ × 389¹
LCM(68458,68464) = 2343454256