What is the Least Common Multiple of 67286 and 67304?

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 67286 and 67304 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67286 and 67304, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67286,67304) = 2
LCM(67286,67304) = ( 67286 × 67304) / 2
LCM(67286,67304) = 4528616944 / 2
LCM(67286,67304) = 2264308472

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67286 and 67304 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67286 and 67304. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67286 and 67304.

Prime Factorization of 67286

Prime Factorization of 67304

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67286 and 67304.

LCM(67286,67304) = 2³ × 17¹ × 1979¹ × 47¹ × 179¹
LCM(67286,67304) = 2264308472