What is the Least Common Multiple of 69218 and 69238?

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 69218 and 69238 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69218 and 69238, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69218,69238) = 2
LCM(69218,69238) = ( 69218 × 69238) / 2
LCM(69218,69238) = 4792515884 / 2
LCM(69218,69238) = 2396257942

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69218 and 69238 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69218 and 69238. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69218 and 69238.

Prime Factorization of 69218

Prime Factorization of 69238

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69218 and 69238.

LCM(69218,69238) = 2¹ × 53¹ × 653¹ × 13¹ × 2663¹
LCM(69218,69238) = 2396257942