What is the Least Common Multiple of 68595 and 68605?

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 68595 and 68605 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68595 and 68605, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68595,68605) = 5
LCM(68595,68605) = ( 68595 × 68605) / 5
LCM(68595,68605) = 4705959975 / 5
LCM(68595,68605) = 941191995

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68595 and 68605 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68595 and 68605. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68595 and 68605.

Prime Factorization of 68595

Prime Factorization of 68605

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68595 and 68605.

LCM(68595,68605) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 269¹ × 13721¹
LCM(68595,68605) = 941191995