What is the Least Common Multiple of 69686 and 69698?

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 69686 and 69698 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69686 and 69698, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69686,69698) = 2
LCM(69686,69698) = ( 69686 × 69698) / 2
LCM(69686,69698) = 4856974828 / 2
LCM(69686,69698) = 2428487414

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69686 and 69698 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69686 and 69698. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69686 and 69698.

Prime Factorization of 69686

Prime Factorization of 69698

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69686 and 69698.

LCM(69686,69698) = 2¹ × 34843¹ × 34849¹
LCM(69686,69698) = 2428487414