What is the Least Common Multiple of 69231 and 69246?

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 69231 and 69246 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69231 and 69246, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69231,69246) = 3
LCM(69231,69246) = ( 69231 × 69246) / 3
LCM(69231,69246) = 4793969826 / 3
LCM(69231,69246) = 1597989942

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69231 and 69246 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69231 and 69246. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69231 and 69246.

Prime Factorization of 69231

Prime Factorization of 69246

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69231 and 69246.

LCM(69231,69246) = 3² × 47¹ × 491¹ × 2¹ × 3847¹
LCM(69231,69246) = 1597989942