What is the Least Common Multiple of 67976 and 67996?

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 67976 and 67996 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67976 and 67996, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67976,67996) = 4
LCM(67976,67996) = ( 67976 × 67996) / 4
LCM(67976,67996) = 4622096096 / 4
LCM(67976,67996) = 1155524024

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67976 and 67996 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67976 and 67996. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67976 and 67996.

Prime Factorization of 67976

Prime Factorization of 67996

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67976 and 67996.

LCM(67976,67996) = 2³ × 29¹ × 293¹ × 89¹ × 191¹
LCM(67976,67996) = 1155524024