What is the Least Common Multiple of 67838 and 67846?

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 67838 and 67846 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67838 and 67846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67838,67846) = 2
LCM(67838,67846) = ( 67838 × 67846) / 2
LCM(67838,67846) = 4602536948 / 2
LCM(67838,67846) = 2301268474

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67838 and 67846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67838 and 67846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67838 and 67846.

Prime Factorization of 67838

Prime Factorization of 67846

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67838 and 67846.

LCM(67838,67846) = 2¹ × 107¹ × 317¹ × 33923¹
LCM(67838,67846) = 2301268474