What is the Least Common Multiple of 68526 and 68541?

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 68526 and 68541 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68526 and 68541, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68526,68541) = 3
LCM(68526,68541) = ( 68526 × 68541) / 3
LCM(68526,68541) = 4696840566 / 3
LCM(68526,68541) = 1565613522

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68526 and 68541 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68526 and 68541. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68526 and 68541.

Prime Factorization of 68526

Prime Factorization of 68541

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68526 and 68541.

LCM(68526,68541) = 2¹ × 3⁶ × 47¹ × 11¹ × 31¹ × 67¹
LCM(68526,68541) = 1565613522