What is the Least Common Multiple of 69674 and 69684?

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 69674 and 69684 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69674 and 69684, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69674,69684) = 2
LCM(69674,69684) = ( 69674 × 69684) / 2
LCM(69674,69684) = 4855163016 / 2
LCM(69674,69684) = 2427581508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69674 and 69684 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69674 and 69684. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69674 and 69684.

Prime Factorization of 69674

Prime Factorization of 69684

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69674 and 69684.

LCM(69674,69684) = 2² × 11¹ × 3167¹ × 3¹ × 5807¹
LCM(69674,69684) = 2427581508