What is the Least Common Multiple of 69234 and 69243?

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 69234 and 69243 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69234 and 69243, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69234,69243) = 3
LCM(69234,69243) = ( 69234 × 69243) / 3
LCM(69234,69243) = 4793969862 / 3
LCM(69234,69243) = 1597989954

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69234 and 69243 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69234 and 69243. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69234 and 69243.

Prime Factorization of 69234

Prime Factorization of 69243

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69234 and 69243.

LCM(69234,69243) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 1049¹ × 23081¹
LCM(69234,69243) = 1597989954