What is the Least Common Multiple of 68762 and 68766?

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 68762 and 68766 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68762 and 68766, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68762,68766) = 2
LCM(68762,68766) = ( 68762 × 68766) / 2
LCM(68762,68766) = 4728487692 / 2
LCM(68762,68766) = 2364243846

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68762 and 68766 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68762 and 68766. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68762 and 68766.

Prime Factorization of 68762

Prime Factorization of 68766

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68762 and 68766.

LCM(68762,68766) = 2¹ × 34381¹ × 3¹ × 73¹ × 157¹
LCM(68762,68766) = 2364243846