What is the Least Common Multiple of 67973 and 67979?

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 67973 and 67979 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67973 and 67979, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67973,67979) = 1
LCM(67973,67979) = ( 67973 × 67979) / 1
LCM(67973,67979) = 4620736567 / 1
LCM(67973,67979) = 4620736567

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67973 and 67979 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67973 and 67979. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67973 and 67979.

Prime Factorization of 67973

Prime Factorization of 67979

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67973 and 67979.

LCM(67973,67979) = 101¹ × 673¹ × 67979¹
LCM(67973,67979) = 4620736567