What is the Least Common Multiple of 67997 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 of 67997 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 67997 and 68012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67997,68012) = 1
LCM(67997,68012) = ( 67997 × 68012) / 1
LCM(67997,68012) = 4624611964 / 1
LCM(67997,68012) = 4624611964

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67997 and 68012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67997 and 68012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67997 and 68012.

Prime Factorization of 67997

Prime Factorization of 68012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67997 and 68012.

LCM(67997,68012) = 97¹ × 701¹ × 2² × 7² × 347¹
LCM(67997,68012) = 4624611964