What is the Least Common Multiple of 67638 and 67642?

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 67638 and 67642 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67638 and 67642, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67638,67642) = 2
LCM(67638,67642) = ( 67638 × 67642) / 2
LCM(67638,67642) = 4575169596 / 2
LCM(67638,67642) = 2287584798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67638 and 67642 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67638 and 67642. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67638 and 67642.

Prime Factorization of 67638

Prime Factorization of 67642

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67638 and 67642.

LCM(67638,67642) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11273¹ × 31¹ × 1091¹
LCM(67638,67642) = 2287584798