What is the Least Common Multiple of 68809 and 68822?

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 68809 and 68822 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68809 and 68822, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68809,68822) = 13
LCM(68809,68822) = ( 68809 × 68822) / 13
LCM(68809,68822) = 4735572998 / 13
LCM(68809,68822) = 364274846

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68809 and 68822 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68809 and 68822. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68809 and 68822.

Prime Factorization of 68809

Prime Factorization of 68822

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68809 and 68822.

LCM(68809,68822) = 13¹ × 67¹ × 79¹ × 2¹ × 2647¹
LCM(68809,68822) = 364274846