What is the Least Common Multiple of 67979 and 67987?

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 67979 and 67987 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67979 and 67987, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67979,67987) = 1
LCM(67979,67987) = ( 67979 × 67987) / 1
LCM(67979,67987) = 4621688273 / 1
LCM(67979,67987) = 4621688273

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67979 and 67987 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67979 and 67987. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67979 and 67987.

Prime Factorization of 67979

Prime Factorization of 67987

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67979 and 67987.

LCM(67979,67987) = 67979¹ × 67987¹
LCM(67979,67987) = 4621688273