What is the Least Common Multiple of 68834 and 68850?

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 68834 and 68850 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68834 and 68850, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68834,68850) = 2
LCM(68834,68850) = ( 68834 × 68850) / 2
LCM(68834,68850) = 4739220900 / 2
LCM(68834,68850) = 2369610450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68834 and 68850 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68834 and 68850. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68834 and 68850.

Prime Factorization of 68834

Prime Factorization of 68850

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68834 and 68850.

LCM(68834,68850) = 2¹ × 127¹ × 271¹ × 3⁴ × 5² × 17¹
LCM(68834,68850) = 2369610450