What is the Least Common Multiple of 69724 and 69736?

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 69724 and 69736 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69724 and 69736, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69724,69736) = 4
LCM(69724,69736) = ( 69724 × 69736) / 4
LCM(69724,69736) = 4862272864 / 4
LCM(69724,69736) = 1215568216

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69724 and 69736 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69724 and 69736. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69724 and 69736.

Prime Factorization of 69724

Prime Factorization of 69736

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69724 and 69736.

LCM(69724,69736) = 2³ × 17431¹ × 23¹ × 379¹
LCM(69724,69736) = 1215568216