What is the Least Common Multiple of 68584 and 68592?

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 68584 and 68592 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68584 and 68592, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68584,68592) = 8
LCM(68584,68592) = ( 68584 × 68592) / 8
LCM(68584,68592) = 4704313728 / 8
LCM(68584,68592) = 588039216

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68584 and 68592 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68584 and 68592. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68584 and 68592.

Prime Factorization of 68584

Prime Factorization of 68592

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68584 and 68592.

LCM(68584,68592) = 2⁴ × 8573¹ × 3¹ × 1429¹
LCM(68584,68592) = 588039216