What is the Least Common Multiple of 68798 and 68804?

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 68798 and 68804 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68798 and 68804, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68798,68804) = 2
LCM(68798,68804) = ( 68798 × 68804) / 2
LCM(68798,68804) = 4733577592 / 2
LCM(68798,68804) = 2366788796

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68798 and 68804 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68798 and 68804. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68798 and 68804.

Prime Factorization of 68798

Prime Factorization of 68804

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68798 and 68804.

LCM(68798,68804) = 2² × 41¹ × 839¹ × 103¹ × 167¹
LCM(68798,68804) = 2366788796