What is the Least Common Multiple of 67609 and 67626?

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 67609 and 67626 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67609 and 67626, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67609,67626) = 17
LCM(67609,67626) = ( 67609 × 67626) / 17
LCM(67609,67626) = 4572126234 / 17
LCM(67609,67626) = 268948602

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67609 and 67626 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67609 and 67626. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67609 and 67626.

Prime Factorization of 67609

Prime Factorization of 67626

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67609 and 67626.

LCM(67609,67626) = 17² × 41¹ × 97¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 13¹
LCM(67609,67626) = 268948602