What is the Least Common Multiple of 67748 and 67762?

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 67748 and 67762 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67748 and 67762, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67748,67762) = 2
LCM(67748,67762) = ( 67748 × 67762) / 2
LCM(67748,67762) = 4590739976 / 2
LCM(67748,67762) = 2295369988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67748 and 67762 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67748 and 67762. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67748 and 67762.

Prime Factorization of 67748

Prime Factorization of 67762

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67748 and 67762.

LCM(67748,67762) = 2² × 16937¹ × 17¹ × 1993¹
LCM(67748,67762) = 2295369988