What is the Least Common Multiple of 68695 and 68715?

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 68695 and 68715 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68695 and 68715, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68695,68715) = 5
LCM(68695,68715) = ( 68695 × 68715) / 5
LCM(68695,68715) = 4720376925 / 5
LCM(68695,68715) = 944075385

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68695 and 68715 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68695 and 68715. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68695 and 68715.

Prime Factorization of 68695

Prime Factorization of 68715

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68695 and 68715.

LCM(68695,68715) = 5¹ × 11¹ × 1249¹ × 3³ × 509¹
LCM(68695,68715) = 944075385