What is the Least Common Multiple of 67468 and 67486?

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 67468 and 67486 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67468 and 67486, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67468,67486) = 2
LCM(67468,67486) = ( 67468 × 67486) / 2
LCM(67468,67486) = 4553145448 / 2
LCM(67468,67486) = 2276572724

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67468 and 67486 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67468 and 67486. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67468 and 67486.

Prime Factorization of 67468

Prime Factorization of 67486

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67468 and 67486.

LCM(67468,67486) = 2² × 101¹ × 167¹ × 41¹ × 823¹
LCM(67468,67486) = 2276572724