What is the Least Common Multiple of 68936 and 68941?

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 68936 and 68941 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68936 and 68941, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68936,68941) = 1
LCM(68936,68941) = ( 68936 × 68941) / 1
LCM(68936,68941) = 4752516776 / 1
LCM(68936,68941) = 4752516776

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68936 and 68941 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68936 and 68941. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68936 and 68941.

Prime Factorization of 68936

Prime Factorization of 68941

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68936 and 68941.

LCM(68936,68941) = 2³ × 7¹ × 1231¹ × 71¹ × 971¹
LCM(68936,68941) = 4752516776