What is the Least Common Multiple of 68950 and 68957?

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 68950 and 68957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68950 and 68957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68950,68957) = 7
LCM(68950,68957) = ( 68950 × 68957) / 7
LCM(68950,68957) = 4754585150 / 7
LCM(68950,68957) = 679226450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68950 and 68957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68950 and 68957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68950 and 68957.

Prime Factorization of 68950

Prime Factorization of 68957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68950 and 68957.

LCM(68950,68957) = 2¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 197¹ × 9851¹
LCM(68950,68957) = 679226450