What is the Least Common Multiple of 67218 and 67231?

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 67218 and 67231 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67218 and 67231, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67218,67231) = 1
LCM(67218,67231) = ( 67218 × 67231) / 1
LCM(67218,67231) = 4519133358 / 1
LCM(67218,67231) = 4519133358

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67218 and 67231 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67218 and 67231. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67218 and 67231.

Prime Factorization of 67218

Prime Factorization of 67231

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67218 and 67231.

LCM(67218,67231) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 659¹ × 67231¹
LCM(67218,67231) = 4519133358