What is the Least Common Multiple of 67120 and 67138?

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 67120 and 67138 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67120 and 67138, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67120,67138) = 2
LCM(67120,67138) = ( 67120 × 67138) / 2
LCM(67120,67138) = 4506302560 / 2
LCM(67120,67138) = 2253151280

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67120 and 67138 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67120 and 67138. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67120 and 67138.

Prime Factorization of 67120

Prime Factorization of 67138

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67120 and 67138.

LCM(67120,67138) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 839¹ × 33569¹
LCM(67120,67138) = 2253151280