What is the Least Common Multiple of 69668 and 69679?

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 69679 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 69679, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69668,69679) = 1
LCM(69668,69679) = ( 69668 × 69679) / 1
LCM(69668,69679) = 4854396572 / 1
LCM(69668,69679) = 4854396572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69668 and 69679 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69668 and 69679. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69668 and 69679.

Prime Factorization of 69668

Prime Factorization of 69679

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69668 and 69679.

LCM(69668,69679) = 2² × 17417¹ × 59¹ × 1181¹
LCM(69668,69679) = 4854396572