What is the Least Common Multiple of 69546 and 69551?

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 69546 and 69551 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69546 and 69551, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69546,69551) = 1
LCM(69546,69551) = ( 69546 × 69551) / 1
LCM(69546,69551) = 4836993846 / 1
LCM(69546,69551) = 4836993846

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69546 and 69551 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69546 and 69551. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69546 and 69551.

Prime Factorization of 69546

Prime Factorization of 69551

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69546 and 69551.

LCM(69546,69551) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 67¹ × 173¹ × 157¹ × 443¹
LCM(69546,69551) = 4836993846