What is the Least Common Multiple of 69572 and 69586?

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 69572 and 69586 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69572 and 69586, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69572,69586) = 2
LCM(69572,69586) = ( 69572 × 69586) / 2
LCM(69572,69586) = 4841237192 / 2
LCM(69572,69586) = 2420618596

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69572 and 69586 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69572 and 69586. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69572 and 69586.

Prime Factorization of 69572

Prime Factorization of 69586

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69572 and 69586.

LCM(69572,69586) = 2² × 17393¹ × 11¹ × 3163¹
LCM(69572,69586) = 2420618596