What is the Least Common Multiple of 69543 and 69558?

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 69543 and 69558 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69543 and 69558, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69543,69558) = 3
LCM(69543,69558) = ( 69543 × 69558) / 3
LCM(69543,69558) = 4837271994 / 3
LCM(69543,69558) = 1612423998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69543 and 69558 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69543 and 69558. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69543 and 69558.

Prime Factorization of 69543

Prime Factorization of 69558

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69543 and 69558.

LCM(69543,69558) = 3² × 7727¹ × 2¹ × 11593¹
LCM(69543,69558) = 1612423998