What is the Least Common Multiple of 68662 and 68676?

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 68662 and 68676 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68662 and 68676, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68662,68676) = 2
LCM(68662,68676) = ( 68662 × 68676) / 2
LCM(68662,68676) = 4715431512 / 2
LCM(68662,68676) = 2357715756

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68662 and 68676 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68662 and 68676. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68662 and 68676.

Prime Factorization of 68662

Prime Factorization of 68676

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68662 and 68676.

LCM(68662,68676) = 2² × 11¹ × 3121¹ × 3¹ × 59¹ × 97¹
LCM(68662,68676) = 2357715756