What is the Least Common Multiple of 68998 and 69008?

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 68998 and 69008 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 68998 and 69008, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(68998,69008) = 2
LCM(68998,69008) = ( 68998 × 69008) / 2
LCM(68998,69008) = 4761413984 / 2
LCM(68998,69008) = 2380706992

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 68998 and 69008 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 68998 and 69008. First we will calculate the prime factors of 68998 and 69008.

Prime Factorization of 68998

Prime Factorization of 69008

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 68998 and 69008.

LCM(68998,69008) = 2⁴ × 34499¹ × 19¹ × 227¹
LCM(68998,69008) = 2380706992