What is the Least Common Multiple of 68953 and 68964?

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 68953 and 68964 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68953 and 68964, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68953,68964) = 1
LCM(68953,68964) = ( 68953 × 68964) / 1
LCM(68953,68964) = 4755274692 / 1
LCM(68953,68964) = 4755274692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68953 and 68964 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68953 and 68964. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68953 and 68964.

Prime Factorization of 68953

Prime Factorization of 68964

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68953 and 68964.

LCM(68953,68964) = 53¹ × 1301¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 821¹
LCM(68953,68964) = 4755274692