What is the Least Common Multiple of 68539 and 68552?

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 68539 and 68552 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68539 and 68552, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68539,68552) = 1
LCM(68539,68552) = ( 68539 × 68552) / 1
LCM(68539,68552) = 4698485528 / 1
LCM(68539,68552) = 4698485528

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68539 and 68552 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68539 and 68552. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68539 and 68552.

Prime Factorization of 68539

Prime Factorization of 68552

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68539 and 68552.

LCM(68539,68552) = 68539¹ × 2³ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 41¹
LCM(68539,68552) = 4698485528