What is the Least Common Multiple of 69534 and 69542?

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 69534 and 69542 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69534 and 69542, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69534,69542) = 2
LCM(69534,69542) = ( 69534 × 69542) / 2
LCM(69534,69542) = 4835533428 / 2
LCM(69534,69542) = 2417766714

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69534 and 69542 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69534 and 69542. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69534 and 69542.

Prime Factorization of 69534

Prime Factorization of 69542

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69534 and 69542.

LCM(69534,69542) = 2¹ × 3² × 3863¹ × 11¹ × 29¹ × 109¹
LCM(69534,69542) = 2417766714