What is the Least Common Multiple of 69228 and 69236?

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 69228 and 69236 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69228 and 69236, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69228,69236) = 4
LCM(69228,69236) = ( 69228 × 69236) / 4
LCM(69228,69236) = 4793069808 / 4
LCM(69228,69236) = 1198267452

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69228 and 69236 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69228 and 69236. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69228 and 69236.

Prime Factorization of 69228

Prime Factorization of 69236

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69228 and 69236.

LCM(69228,69236) = 2² × 3³ × 641¹ × 19¹ × 911¹
LCM(69228,69236) = 1198267452