What is the Least Common Multiple of 67204 and 67218?

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 67204 and 67218 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67204 and 67218, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67204,67218) = 2
LCM(67204,67218) = ( 67204 × 67218) / 2
LCM(67204,67218) = 4517318472 / 2
LCM(67204,67218) = 2258659236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67204 and 67218 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67204 and 67218. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67204 and 67218.

Prime Factorization of 67204

Prime Factorization of 67218

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67204 and 67218.

LCM(67204,67218) = 2² × 53¹ × 317¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 659¹
LCM(67204,67218) = 2258659236