What is the Least Common Multiple of 69604 and 69622?

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 69604 and 69622 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69604 and 69622, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69604,69622) = 2
LCM(69604,69622) = ( 69604 × 69622) / 2
LCM(69604,69622) = 4845969688 / 2
LCM(69604,69622) = 2422984844

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69604 and 69622 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69604 and 69622. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69604 and 69622.

Prime Factorization of 69604

Prime Factorization of 69622

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69604 and 69622.

LCM(69604,69622) = 2² × 17401¹ × 7¹ × 4973¹
LCM(69604,69622) = 2422984844