What is the Least Common Multiple of 69401 and 69420?

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 69401 and 69420 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69401 and 69420, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69401,69420) = 1
LCM(69401,69420) = ( 69401 × 69420) / 1
LCM(69401,69420) = 4817817420 / 1
LCM(69401,69420) = 4817817420

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69401 and 69420 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69401 and 69420. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69401 and 69420.

Prime Factorization of 69401

Prime Factorization of 69420

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69401 and 69420.

LCM(69401,69420) = 69401¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 89¹
LCM(69401,69420) = 4817817420