What is the Least Common Multiple of 68639 and 68645?

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 68639 and 68645 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68639 and 68645, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68639,68645) = 1
LCM(68639,68645) = ( 68639 × 68645) / 1
LCM(68639,68645) = 4711724155 / 1
LCM(68639,68645) = 4711724155

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68639 and 68645 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68639 and 68645. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68639 and 68645.

Prime Factorization of 68639

Prime Factorization of 68645

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68639 and 68645.

LCM(68639,68645) = 68639¹ × 5¹ × 13729¹
LCM(68639,68645) = 4711724155