What is the Least Common Multiple of 69252 and 69268?

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 69252 and 69268 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69252 and 69268, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69252,69268) = 4
LCM(69252,69268) = ( 69252 × 69268) / 4
LCM(69252,69268) = 4796947536 / 4
LCM(69252,69268) = 1199236884

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69252 and 69268 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69252 and 69268. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69252 and 69268.

Prime Factorization of 69252

Prime Factorization of 69268

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69252 and 69268.

LCM(69252,69268) = 2² × 3¹ × 29¹ × 199¹ × 17317¹
LCM(69252,69268) = 1199236884