What is the Least Common Multiple of 69698 and 69718?

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 69698 and 69718 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69698 and 69718, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69698,69718) = 2
LCM(69698,69718) = ( 69698 × 69718) / 2
LCM(69698,69718) = 4859205164 / 2
LCM(69698,69718) = 2429602582

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69698 and 69718 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69698 and 69718. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69698 and 69718.

Prime Factorization of 69698

Prime Factorization of 69718

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69698 and 69718.

LCM(69698,69718) = 2¹ × 34849¹ × 11¹ × 3169¹
LCM(69698,69718) = 2429602582