What is the Least Common Multiple of 69260 and 69266?

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 69260 and 69266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69260 and 69266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69260,69266) = 2
LCM(69260,69266) = ( 69260 × 69266) / 2
LCM(69260,69266) = 4797363160 / 2
LCM(69260,69266) = 2398681580

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69260 and 69266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69260 and 69266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69260 and 69266.

Prime Factorization of 69260

Prime Factorization of 69266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69260 and 69266.

LCM(69260,69266) = 2² × 5¹ × 3463¹ × 59¹ × 587¹
LCM(69260,69266) = 2398681580