What is the Least Common Multiple of 68955 and 68962?

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 68955 and 68962 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68955 and 68962, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68955,68962) = 1
LCM(68955,68962) = ( 68955 × 68962) / 1
LCM(68955,68962) = 4755274710 / 1
LCM(68955,68962) = 4755274710

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68955 and 68962 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68955 and 68962. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68955 and 68962.

Prime Factorization of 68955

Prime Factorization of 68962

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68955 and 68962.

LCM(68955,68962) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 4597¹ × 2¹ × 29² × 41¹
LCM(68955,68962) = 4755274710