What is the Least Common Multiple of 69338 and 69344?

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 69338 and 69344 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69338 and 69344, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69338,69344) = 2
LCM(69338,69344) = ( 69338 × 69344) / 2
LCM(69338,69344) = 4808174272 / 2
LCM(69338,69344) = 2404087136

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69338 and 69344 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69338 and 69344. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69338 and 69344.

Prime Factorization of 69338

Prime Factorization of 69344

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69338 and 69344.

LCM(69338,69344) = 2⁵ × 37¹ × 937¹ × 11¹ × 197¹
LCM(69338,69344) = 2404087136