What is the Least Common Multiple of 69172 and 69187?

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 69172 and 69187 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69172 and 69187, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69172,69187) = 1
LCM(69172,69187) = ( 69172 × 69187) / 1
LCM(69172,69187) = 4785803164 / 1
LCM(69172,69187) = 4785803164

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69172 and 69187 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69172 and 69187. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69172 and 69187.

Prime Factorization of 69172

Prime Factorization of 69187

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69172 and 69187.

LCM(69172,69187) = 2² × 17293¹ × 43¹ × 1609¹
LCM(69172,69187) = 4785803164