What is the Least Common Multiple of 69012 and 69022?

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 69012 and 69022 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69012 and 69022, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69012,69022) = 2
LCM(69012,69022) = ( 69012 × 69022) / 2
LCM(69012,69022) = 4763346264 / 2
LCM(69012,69022) = 2381673132

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69012 and 69022 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69012 and 69022. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69012 and 69022.

Prime Factorization of 69012

Prime Factorization of 69022

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69012 and 69022.

LCM(69012,69022) = 2² × 3⁵ × 71¹ × 34511¹
LCM(69012,69022) = 2381673132