What is the Least Common Multiple of 69498 and 69518?

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 69498 and 69518 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69498 and 69518, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69498,69518) = 2
LCM(69498,69518) = ( 69498 × 69518) / 2
LCM(69498,69518) = 4831361964 / 2
LCM(69498,69518) = 2415680982

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69498 and 69518 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69498 and 69518. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69498 and 69518.

Prime Factorization of 69498

Prime Factorization of 69518

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69498 and 69518.

LCM(69498,69518) = 2¹ × 3⁵ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 34759¹
LCM(69498,69518) = 2415680982