What is the Least Common Multiple of 68603 and 68613?

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 68603 and 68613 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68603 and 68613, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68603,68613) = 1
LCM(68603,68613) = ( 68603 × 68613) / 1
LCM(68603,68613) = 4707057639 / 1
LCM(68603,68613) = 4707057639

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68603 and 68613 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68603 and 68613. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68603 and 68613.

Prime Factorization of 68603

Prime Factorization of 68613

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68603 and 68613.

LCM(68603,68613) = 31¹ × 2213¹ × 3¹ × 22871¹
LCM(68603,68613) = 4707057639