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What is the Least Common Multiple of 68486 and 68496?

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 68486 and 68496 is 2345508528.

LCM(68486,68496) = 2345508528

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Least Common Multiple of 68486 and 68496 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68486 and 68496, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68486,68496) = 2
LCM(68486,68496) = ( 68486 × 68496) / 2
LCM(68486,68496) = 4691017056 / 2
LCM(68486,68496) = 2345508528

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68486 and 68496 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68486 and 68496. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68486 and 68496.

Prime Factorization of 68486

Prime factors of 68486 are 2, 11, 283. Prime factorization of 68486 in exponential form is:

68486 = 21 × 112 × 2831

Prime Factorization of 68496

Prime factors of 68496 are 2, 3, 1427. Prime factorization of 68496 in exponential form is:

68496 = 24 × 31 × 14271

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68486 and 68496.

LCM(68486,68496) = 24 × 112 × 2831 × 31 × 14271
LCM(68486,68496) = 2345508528