What is the Least Common Multiple of 69444 and 69459?

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 69444 and 69459 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69444 and 69459, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69444,69459) = 3
LCM(69444,69459) = ( 69444 × 69459) / 3
LCM(69444,69459) = 4823510796 / 3
LCM(69444,69459) = 1607836932

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69444 and 69459 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69444 and 69459. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69444 and 69459.

Prime Factorization of 69444

Prime Factorization of 69459

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69444 and 69459.

LCM(69444,69459) = 2² × 3³ × 643¹ × 13² × 137¹
LCM(69444,69459) = 1607836932