What is the Least Common Multiple of 69508 and 69526?

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 69508 and 69526 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69508 and 69526, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69508,69526) = 2
LCM(69508,69526) = ( 69508 × 69526) / 2
LCM(69508,69526) = 4832613208 / 2
LCM(69508,69526) = 2416306604

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69508 and 69526 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69508 and 69526. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69508 and 69526.

Prime Factorization of 69508

Prime Factorization of 69526

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69508 and 69526.

LCM(69508,69526) = 2² × 17377¹ × 34763¹
LCM(69508,69526) = 2416306604