What is the Least Common Multiple of 69018 and 69026?

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 69018 and 69026 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69018 and 69026, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69018,69026) = 2
LCM(69018,69026) = ( 69018 × 69026) / 2
LCM(69018,69026) = 4764036468 / 2
LCM(69018,69026) = 2382018234

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69018 and 69026 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69018 and 69026. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69018 and 69026.

Prime Factorization of 69018

Prime Factorization of 69026

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69018 and 69026.

LCM(69018,69026) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11503¹ × 34513¹
LCM(69018,69026) = 2382018234