What is the Least Common Multiple of 69740 and 69755?

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 69740 and 69755 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69740 and 69755, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69740,69755) = 5
LCM(69740,69755) = ( 69740 × 69755) / 5
LCM(69740,69755) = 4864713700 / 5
LCM(69740,69755) = 972942740

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69740 and 69755 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69740 and 69755. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69740 and 69755.

Prime Factorization of 69740

Prime Factorization of 69755

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69740 and 69755.

LCM(69740,69755) = 2² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 317¹ × 7¹ × 1993¹
LCM(69740,69755) = 972942740