What is the Least Common Multiple of 68926 and 68938?

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 68926 and 68938 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68926 and 68938, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68926,68938) = 2
LCM(68926,68938) = ( 68926 × 68938) / 2
LCM(68926,68938) = 4751620588 / 2
LCM(68926,68938) = 2375810294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68926 and 68938 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68926 and 68938. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68926 and 68938.

Prime Factorization of 68926

Prime Factorization of 68938

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68926 and 68938.

LCM(68926,68938) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 241¹ × 34469¹
LCM(68926,68938) = 2375810294