What is the Least Common Multiple of 67168 and 67173?

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 67168 and 67173 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67168 and 67173, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67168,67173) = 1
LCM(67168,67173) = ( 67168 × 67173) / 1
LCM(67168,67173) = 4511876064 / 1
LCM(67168,67173) = 4511876064

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67168 and 67173 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67168 and 67173. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67168 and 67173.

Prime Factorization of 67168

Prime Factorization of 67173

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67168 and 67173.

LCM(67168,67173) = 2⁵ × 2099¹ × 3¹ × 22391¹
LCM(67168,67173) = 4511876064