What is the Least Common Multiple of 68551 and 68566?

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 68551 and 68566 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68551 and 68566, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68551,68566) = 1
LCM(68551,68566) = ( 68551 × 68566) / 1
LCM(68551,68566) = 4700267866 / 1
LCM(68551,68566) = 4700267866

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68551 and 68566 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68551 and 68566. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68551 and 68566.

Prime Factorization of 68551

Prime Factorization of 68566

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68551 and 68566.

LCM(68551,68566) = 7² × 1399¹ × 2¹ × 34283¹
LCM(68551,68566) = 4700267866