What is the Least Common Multiple of 68958 and 68968?

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 68958 and 68968 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68958 and 68968, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68958,68968) = 2
LCM(68958,68968) = ( 68958 × 68968) / 2
LCM(68958,68968) = 4755895344 / 2
LCM(68958,68968) = 2377947672

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68958 and 68968 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68958 and 68968. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68958 and 68968.

Prime Factorization of 68958

Prime Factorization of 68968

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68958 and 68968.

LCM(68958,68968) = 2³ × 3³ × 1277¹ × 37¹ × 233¹
LCM(68958,68968) = 2377947672