What is the Least Common Multiple of 68822 and 68834?

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 68822 and 68834 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68822 and 68834, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68822,68834) = 2
LCM(68822,68834) = ( 68822 × 68834) / 2
LCM(68822,68834) = 4737293548 / 2
LCM(68822,68834) = 2368646774

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68822 and 68834 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68822 and 68834. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68822 and 68834.

Prime Factorization of 68822

Prime Factorization of 68834

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68822 and 68834.

LCM(68822,68834) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2647¹ × 127¹ × 271¹
LCM(68822,68834) = 2368646774