What is the Least Common Multiple of 68496 and 68500?

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 68496 and 68500 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68496 and 68500, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68496,68500) = 4
LCM(68496,68500) = ( 68496 × 68500) / 4
LCM(68496,68500) = 4691976000 / 4
LCM(68496,68500) = 1172994000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68496 and 68500 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68496 and 68500. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68496 and 68500.

Prime Factorization of 68496

Prime Factorization of 68500

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68496 and 68500.

LCM(68496,68500) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 1427¹ × 5³ × 137¹
LCM(68496,68500) = 1172994000