What is the Least Common Multiple of 67871 and 67879?

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 67871 and 67879 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67871 and 67879, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67871,67879) = 1
LCM(67871,67879) = ( 67871 × 67879) / 1
LCM(67871,67879) = 4607015609 / 1
LCM(67871,67879) = 4607015609

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67871 and 67879 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67871 and 67879. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67871 and 67879.

Prime Factorization of 67871

Prime Factorization of 67879

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67871 and 67879.

LCM(67871,67879) = 67¹ × 1013¹ × 7¹ × 9697¹
LCM(67871,67879) = 4607015609