What is the Least Common Multiple of 67760 and 67768?

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 67760 and 67768 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67760 and 67768, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67760,67768) = 8
LCM(67760,67768) = ( 67760 × 67768) / 8
LCM(67760,67768) = 4591959680 / 8
LCM(67760,67768) = 573994960

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67760 and 67768 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67760 and 67768. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67760 and 67768.

Prime Factorization of 67760

Prime Factorization of 67768

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67760 and 67768.

LCM(67760,67768) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 11² × 43¹ × 197¹
LCM(67760,67768) = 573994960