What is the Least Common Multiple of 69668 and 69677?

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 69668 and 69677 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69668 and 69677, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69668,69677) = 1
LCM(69668,69677) = ( 69668 × 69677) / 1
LCM(69668,69677) = 4854257236 / 1
LCM(69668,69677) = 4854257236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69668 and 69677 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69668 and 69677. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69668 and 69677.

Prime Factorization of 69668

Prime Factorization of 69677

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69668 and 69677.

LCM(69668,69677) = 2² × 17417¹ × 69677¹
LCM(69668,69677) = 4854257236