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What is the Least Common Multiple of 67992 and 68012?

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 (LCM) of 67992 and 68012 is 1156067976.

LCM(67992,68012) = 1156067976

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Least Common Multiple of 67992 and 68012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67992 and 68012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67992,68012) = 4
LCM(67992,68012) = ( 67992 × 68012) / 4
LCM(67992,68012) = 4624271904 / 4
LCM(67992,68012) = 1156067976

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67992 and 68012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67992 and 68012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67992 and 68012.

Prime Factorization of 67992

Prime factors of 67992 are 2, 3, 2833. Prime factorization of 67992 in exponential form is:

67992 = 23 × 31 × 28331

Prime Factorization of 68012

Prime factors of 68012 are 2, 7, 347. Prime factorization of 68012 in exponential form is:

68012 = 22 × 72 × 3471

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67992 and 68012.

LCM(67992,68012) = 23 × 31 × 28331 × 72 × 3471
LCM(67992,68012) = 1156067976