What is the Least Common Multiple of 68942 and 68958?

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 68942 and 68958 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68942 and 68958, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68942,68958) = 2
LCM(68942,68958) = ( 68942 × 68958) / 2
LCM(68942,68958) = 4754102436 / 2
LCM(68942,68958) = 2377051218

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68942 and 68958 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68942 and 68958. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68942 and 68958.

Prime Factorization of 68942

Prime Factorization of 68958

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68942 and 68958.

LCM(68942,68958) = 2¹ × 34471¹ × 3³ × 1277¹
LCM(68942,68958) = 2377051218