What is the Least Common Multiple of 69741 and 69746?

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 69741 and 69746 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69741 and 69746, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69741,69746) = 1
LCM(69741,69746) = ( 69741 × 69746) / 1
LCM(69741,69746) = 4864155786 / 1
LCM(69741,69746) = 4864155786

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69741 and 69746 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69741 and 69746. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69741 and 69746.

Prime Factorization of 69741

Prime Factorization of 69746

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69741 and 69746.

LCM(69741,69746) = 3⁵ × 7¹ × 41¹ × 2¹ × 43¹ × 811¹
LCM(69741,69746) = 4864155786