What is the Least Common Multiple of 67668 and 67684?

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 67668 and 67684 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67668 and 67684, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67668,67684) = 4
LCM(67668,67684) = ( 67668 × 67684) / 4
LCM(67668,67684) = 4580040912 / 4
LCM(67668,67684) = 1145010228

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67668 and 67684 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67668 and 67684. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67668 and 67684.

Prime Factorization of 67668

Prime Factorization of 67684

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67668 and 67684.

LCM(67668,67684) = 2² × 3¹ × 5639¹ × 16921¹
LCM(67668,67684) = 1145010228