What is the Least Common Multiple of 67344 and 67360?

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 67344 and 67360 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67344 and 67360, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67344,67360) = 16
LCM(67344,67360) = ( 67344 × 67360) / 16
LCM(67344,67360) = 4536291840 / 16
LCM(67344,67360) = 283518240

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67344 and 67360 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67344 and 67360. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67344 and 67360.

Prime Factorization of 67344

Prime Factorization of 67360

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67344 and 67360.

LCM(67344,67360) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 61¹ × 5¹ × 421¹
LCM(67344,67360) = 283518240