What is the Least Common Multiple of 69243 and 69261?

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 69243 and 69261 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69243 and 69261, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69243,69261) = 3
LCM(69243,69261) = ( 69243 × 69261) / 3
LCM(69243,69261) = 4795839423 / 3
LCM(69243,69261) = 1598613141

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69243 and 69261 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69243 and 69261. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69243 and 69261.

Prime Factorization of 69243

Prime Factorization of 69261

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69243 and 69261.

LCM(69243,69261) = 3¹ × 23081¹ × 23087¹
LCM(69243,69261) = 1598613141