What is the Least Common Multiple of 69596 and 69601?

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 69596 and 69601 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69596 and 69601, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69596,69601) = 1
LCM(69596,69601) = ( 69596 × 69601) / 1
LCM(69596,69601) = 4843951196 / 1
LCM(69596,69601) = 4843951196

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69596 and 69601 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69596 and 69601. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69596 and 69601.

Prime Factorization of 69596

Prime Factorization of 69601

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69596 and 69601.

LCM(69596,69601) = 2² × 127¹ × 137¹ × 7¹ × 61¹ × 163¹
LCM(69596,69601) = 4843951196