What is the Least Common Multiple of 67936 and 67948?

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 67936 and 67948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67936 and 67948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67936,67948) = 4
LCM(67936,67948) = ( 67936 × 67948) / 4
LCM(67936,67948) = 4616115328 / 4
LCM(67936,67948) = 1154028832

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67936 and 67948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67936 and 67948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67936 and 67948.

Prime Factorization of 67936

Prime Factorization of 67948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67936 and 67948.

LCM(67936,67948) = 2⁵ × 11¹ × 193¹ × 16987¹
LCM(67936,67948) = 1154028832