What is the Least Common Multiple of 67868 and 67886?

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 67868 and 67886 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67868 and 67886, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67868,67886) = 2
LCM(67868,67886) = ( 67868 × 67886) / 2
LCM(67868,67886) = 4607287048 / 2
LCM(67868,67886) = 2303643524

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67868 and 67886 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67868 and 67886. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67868 and 67886.

Prime Factorization of 67868

Prime Factorization of 67886

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67868 and 67886.

LCM(67868,67886) = 2² × 19² × 47¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 373¹
LCM(67868,67886) = 2303643524