What is the Least Common Multiple of 69462 and 69477?

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 69462 and 69477 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69462 and 69477, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69462,69477) = 3
LCM(69462,69477) = ( 69462 × 69477) / 3
LCM(69462,69477) = 4826011374 / 3
LCM(69462,69477) = 1608670458

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69462 and 69477 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69462 and 69477. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69462 and 69477.

Prime Factorization of 69462

Prime Factorization of 69477

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69462 and 69477.

LCM(69462,69477) = 2¹ × 3² × 17¹ × 227¹ × 23159¹
LCM(69462,69477) = 1608670458