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What is the Least Common Multiple of 68460 and 68479?

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 (LCM) of 68460 and 68479 is 4688072340.

LCM(68460,68479) = 4688072340

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Least Common Multiple of 68460 and 68479 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68460 and 68479, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68460,68479) = 1
LCM(68460,68479) = ( 68460 × 68479) / 1
LCM(68460,68479) = 4688072340 / 1
LCM(68460,68479) = 4688072340

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68460 and 68479 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68460 and 68479. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68460 and 68479.

Prime Factorization of 68460

Prime factors of 68460 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 163. Prime factorization of 68460 in exponential form is:

68460 = 22 × 31 × 51 × 71 × 1631

Prime Factorization of 68479

Prime factors of 68479 are 31, 47. Prime factorization of 68479 in exponential form is:

68479 = 311 × 472

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68460 and 68479.

LCM(68460,68479) = 22 × 31 × 51 × 71 × 1631 × 311 × 472
LCM(68460,68479) = 4688072340