What is the Least Common Multiple of 68530 and 68537?

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 68530 and 68537 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68530 and 68537, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68530,68537) = 7
LCM(68530,68537) = ( 68530 × 68537) / 7
LCM(68530,68537) = 4696840610 / 7
LCM(68530,68537) = 670977230

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68530 and 68537 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68530 and 68537. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68530 and 68537.

Prime Factorization of 68530

Prime Factorization of 68537

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68530 and 68537.

LCM(68530,68537) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 89¹ × 9791¹
LCM(68530,68537) = 670977230