What is the Least Common Multiple of 68490 and 68494?

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 68490 and 68494 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68490 and 68494, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68490,68494) = 2
LCM(68490,68494) = ( 68490 × 68494) / 2
LCM(68490,68494) = 4691154060 / 2
LCM(68490,68494) = 2345577030

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68490 and 68494 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68490 and 68494. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68490 and 68494.

Prime Factorization of 68490

Prime Factorization of 68494

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68490 and 68494.

LCM(68490,68494) = 2¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 761¹ × 23¹ × 1489¹
LCM(68490,68494) = 2345577030