What is the Least Common Multiple of 69438 and 69447?

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 69438 and 69447 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69438 and 69447, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69438,69447) = 3
LCM(69438,69447) = ( 69438 × 69447) / 3
LCM(69438,69447) = 4822260786 / 3
LCM(69438,69447) = 1607420262

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69438 and 69447 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69438 and 69447. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69438 and 69447.

Prime Factorization of 69438

Prime Factorization of 69447

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69438 and 69447.

LCM(69438,69447) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 71¹ × 163¹ × 7¹ × 3307¹
LCM(69438,69447) = 1607420262