What is the Least Common Multiple of 67999 and 68011?

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 67999 and 68011 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 67999 and 68011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(67999,68011) = 1
LCM(67999,68011) = ( 67999 × 68011) / 1
LCM(67999,68011) = 4624679989 / 1
LCM(67999,68011) = 4624679989

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 67999 and 68011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 67999 and 68011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 67999 and 68011.

Prime Factorization of 67999

Prime Factorization of 68011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 67999 and 68011.

LCM(67999,68011) = 53¹ × 1283¹ × 23¹ × 2957¹
LCM(67999,68011) = 4624679989