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What is the Least Common Multiple of 68978 and 68998?

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 (LCM) of 68978 and 68998 is 2379672022.

LCM(68978,68998) = 2379672022

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Least Common Multiple of 68978 and 68998 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68978 and 68998, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68978,68998) = 2
LCM(68978,68998) = ( 68978 × 68998) / 2
LCM(68978,68998) = 4759344044 / 2
LCM(68978,68998) = 2379672022

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68978 and 68998 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68978 and 68998. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68978 and 68998.

Prime Factorization of 68978

Prime factors of 68978 are 2, 7, 13, 379. Prime factorization of 68978 in exponential form is:

68978 = 21 × 71 × 131 × 3791

Prime Factorization of 68998

Prime factors of 68998 are 2, 34499. Prime factorization of 68998 in exponential form is:

68998 = 21 × 344991

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68978 and 68998.

LCM(68978,68998) = 21 × 71 × 131 × 3791 × 344991
LCM(68978,68998) = 2379672022