What is the Least Common Multiple of 69042 and 69046?

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 69042 and 69046 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69042 and 69046, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69042,69046) = 2
LCM(69042,69046) = ( 69042 × 69046) / 2
LCM(69042,69046) = 4767073932 / 2
LCM(69042,69046) = 2383536966

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69042 and 69046 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69042 and 69046. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69042 and 69046.

Prime Factorization of 69042

Prime Factorization of 69046

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69042 and 69046.

LCM(69042,69046) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 311¹ × 19¹ × 23¹ × 79¹
LCM(69042,69046) = 2383536966