What is the Least Common Multiple of 69166 and 69172?

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 69166 and 69172 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69166 and 69172, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69166,69172) = 2
LCM(69166,69172) = ( 69166 × 69172) / 2
LCM(69166,69172) = 4784350552 / 2
LCM(69166,69172) = 2392175276

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69166 and 69172 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69166 and 69172. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69166 and 69172.

Prime Factorization of 69166

Prime Factorization of 69172

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69166 and 69172.

LCM(69166,69172) = 2² × 34583¹ × 17293¹
LCM(69166,69172) = 2392175276