What is the Least Common Multiple of 67844 and 67858?

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 67844 and 67858 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67844 and 67858, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67844,67858) = 14
LCM(67844,67858) = ( 67844 × 67858) / 14
LCM(67844,67858) = 4603758152 / 14
LCM(67844,67858) = 328839868

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67844 and 67858 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67844 and 67858. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67844 and 67858.

Prime Factorization of 67844

Prime Factorization of 67858

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67844 and 67858.

LCM(67844,67858) = 2² × 7¹ × 2423¹ × 37¹ × 131¹
LCM(67844,67858) = 328839868