What is the Least Common Multiple of 68535 and 68553?

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 68535 and 68553 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68535 and 68553, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68535,68553) = 9
LCM(68535,68553) = ( 68535 × 68553) / 9
LCM(68535,68553) = 4698279855 / 9
LCM(68535,68553) = 522031095

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68535 and 68553 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68535 and 68553. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68535 and 68553.

Prime Factorization of 68535

Prime Factorization of 68553

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68535 and 68553.

LCM(68535,68553) = 3³ × 5¹ × 1523¹ × 2539¹
LCM(68535,68553) = 522031095