What is the Least Common Multiple of 68825 and 68845?

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 68825 and 68845 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68825 and 68845, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68825,68845) = 5
LCM(68825,68845) = ( 68825 × 68845) / 5
LCM(68825,68845) = 4738257125 / 5
LCM(68825,68845) = 947651425

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68825 and 68845 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68825 and 68845. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68825 and 68845.

Prime Factorization of 68825

Prime Factorization of 68845

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68825 and 68845.

LCM(68825,68845) = 5² × 2753¹ × 7² × 281¹
LCM(68825,68845) = 947651425