What is the Least Common Multiple of 67979 and 67997?

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 67997 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 67997, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67979,67997) = 1
LCM(67979,67997) = ( 67979 × 67997) / 1
LCM(67979,67997) = 4622368063 / 1
LCM(67979,67997) = 4622368063

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67979 and 67997 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67979 and 67997. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67979 and 67997.

Prime Factorization of 67979

Prime Factorization of 67997

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67979 and 67997.

LCM(67979,67997) = 67979¹ × 97¹ × 701¹
LCM(67979,67997) = 4622368063