What is the Least Common Multiple of 67242 and 67262?

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 67242 and 67262 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67242 and 67262, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67242,67262) = 2
LCM(67242,67262) = ( 67242 × 67262) / 2
LCM(67242,67262) = 4522831404 / 2
LCM(67242,67262) = 2261415702

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67242 and 67262 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67242 and 67262. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67242 and 67262.

Prime Factorization of 67242

Prime Factorization of 67262

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67242 and 67262.

LCM(67242,67262) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1601¹ × 13² × 199¹
LCM(67242,67262) = 2261415702