What is the Least Common Multiple of 69159 and 69168?

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 69159 and 69168 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69159 and 69168, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69159,69168) = 3
LCM(69159,69168) = ( 69159 × 69168) / 3
LCM(69159,69168) = 4783589712 / 3
LCM(69159,69168) = 1594529904

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69159 and 69168 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69159 and 69168. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69159 and 69168.

Prime Factorization of 69159

Prime Factorization of 69168

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69159 and 69168.

LCM(69159,69168) = 3¹ × 23053¹ × 2⁴ × 11¹ × 131¹
LCM(69159,69168) = 1594529904