What is the Least Common Multiple of 69551 and 69557?

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 69551 and 69557 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69551 and 69557, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69551,69557) = 1
LCM(69551,69557) = ( 69551 × 69557) / 1
LCM(69551,69557) = 4837758907 / 1
LCM(69551,69557) = 4837758907

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69551 and 69557 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69551 and 69557. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69551 and 69557.

Prime Factorization of 69551

Prime Factorization of 69557

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69551 and 69557.

LCM(69551,69557) = 157¹ × 443¹ × 69557¹
LCM(69551,69557) = 4837758907