What is the Least Common Multiple of 67862 and 67866?

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 67862 and 67866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67862 and 67866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67862,67866) = 2
LCM(67862,67866) = ( 67862 × 67866) / 2
LCM(67862,67866) = 4605522492 / 2
LCM(67862,67866) = 2302761246

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67862 and 67866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67862 and 67866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67862 and 67866.

Prime Factorization of 67862

Prime Factorization of 67866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67862 and 67866.

LCM(67862,67866) = 2¹ × 33931¹ × 3¹ × 11311¹
LCM(67862,67866) = 2302761246