What is the Least Common Multiple of 68536 and 68547?

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 68536 and 68547 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68536 and 68547, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68536,68547) = 1
LCM(68536,68547) = ( 68536 × 68547) / 1
LCM(68536,68547) = 4697937192 / 1
LCM(68536,68547) = 4697937192

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68536 and 68547 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68536 and 68547. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68536 and 68547.

Prime Factorization of 68536

Prime Factorization of 68547

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68536 and 68547.

LCM(68536,68547) = 2³ × 13¹ × 659¹ × 3¹ × 73¹ × 313¹
LCM(68536,68547) = 4697937192