What is the Least Common Multiple of 68995 and 69007?

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 68995 and 69007 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68995 and 69007, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68995,69007) = 1
LCM(68995,69007) = ( 68995 × 69007) / 1
LCM(68995,69007) = 4761137965 / 1
LCM(68995,69007) = 4761137965

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68995 and 69007 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68995 and 69007. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68995 and 69007.

Prime Factorization of 68995

Prime Factorization of 69007

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68995 and 69007.

LCM(68995,69007) = 5¹ × 13799¹ × 151¹ × 457¹
LCM(68995,69007) = 4761137965