What is the Least Common Multiple of 68993 and 69006?

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 68993 and 69006 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68993 and 69006, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68993,69006) = 1
LCM(68993,69006) = ( 68993 × 69006) / 1
LCM(68993,69006) = 4760930958 / 1
LCM(68993,69006) = 4760930958

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68993 and 69006 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68993 and 69006. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68993 and 69006.

Prime Factorization of 68993

Prime Factorization of 69006

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68993 and 69006.

LCM(68993,69006) = 68993¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 31¹ × 53¹
LCM(68993,69006) = 4760930958