What is the Least Common Multiple of 69036 and 69042?

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 69036 and 69042 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69036 and 69042, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69036,69042) = 6
LCM(69036,69042) = ( 69036 × 69042) / 6
LCM(69036,69042) = 4766383512 / 6
LCM(69036,69042) = 794397252

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69036 and 69042 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69036 and 69042. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69036 and 69042.

Prime Factorization of 69036

Prime Factorization of 69042

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69036 and 69042.

LCM(69036,69042) = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 523¹ × 37¹ × 311¹
LCM(69036,69042) = 794397252