What is the Least Common Multiple of 67971 and 67991?

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 67971 and 67991 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67971 and 67991, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67971,67991) = 1
LCM(67971,67991) = ( 67971 × 67991) / 1
LCM(67971,67991) = 4621416261 / 1
LCM(67971,67991) = 4621416261

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67971 and 67991 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67971 and 67991. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67971 and 67991.

Prime Factorization of 67971

Prime Factorization of 67991

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67971 and 67991.

LCM(67971,67991) = 3¹ × 139¹ × 163¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 883¹
LCM(67971,67991) = 4621416261