What is the Least Common Multiple of 67042 and 67046?

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 67042 and 67046 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67042 and 67046, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67042,67046) = 2
LCM(67042,67046) = ( 67042 × 67046) / 2
LCM(67042,67046) = 4494897932 / 2
LCM(67042,67046) = 2247448966

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67042 and 67046 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67042 and 67046. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67042 and 67046.

Prime Factorization of 67042

Prime Factorization of 67046

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67042 and 67046.

LCM(67042,67046) = 2¹ × 33521¹ × 7¹ × 4789¹
LCM(67042,67046) = 2247448966