What is the Least Common Multiple of 69486 and 69501?

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 69486 and 69501 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69486 and 69501, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69486,69501) = 3
LCM(69486,69501) = ( 69486 × 69501) / 3
LCM(69486,69501) = 4829346486 / 3
LCM(69486,69501) = 1609782162

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69486 and 69501 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69486 and 69501. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69486 and 69501.

Prime Factorization of 69486

Prime Factorization of 69501

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69486 and 69501.

LCM(69486,69501) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 313¹ × 23167¹
LCM(69486,69501) = 1609782162