What is the Least Common Multiple of 69558 and 69572?

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 69558 and 69572 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69558 and 69572, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69558,69572) = 2
LCM(69558,69572) = ( 69558 × 69572) / 2
LCM(69558,69572) = 4839289176 / 2
LCM(69558,69572) = 2419644588

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69558 and 69572 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69558 and 69572. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69558 and 69572.

Prime Factorization of 69558

Prime Factorization of 69572

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69558 and 69572.

LCM(69558,69572) = 2² × 3¹ × 11593¹ × 17393¹
LCM(69558,69572) = 2419644588