What is the Least Common Multiple of 69518 and 69532?

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 69518 and 69532 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69518 and 69532, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69518,69532) = 2
LCM(69518,69532) = ( 69518 × 69532) / 2
LCM(69518,69532) = 4833725576 / 2
LCM(69518,69532) = 2416862788

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69518 and 69532 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69518 and 69532. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69518 and 69532.

Prime Factorization of 69518

Prime Factorization of 69532

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69518 and 69532.

LCM(69518,69532) = 2² × 34759¹ × 17383¹
LCM(69518,69532) = 2416862788