What is the Least Common Multiple of 69778 and 69782?

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 69778 and 69782 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69778 and 69782, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69778,69782) = 2
LCM(69778,69782) = ( 69778 × 69782) / 2
LCM(69778,69782) = 4869248396 / 2
LCM(69778,69782) = 2434624198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69778 and 69782 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69778 and 69782. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69778 and 69782.

Prime Factorization of 69778

Prime Factorization of 69782

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69778 and 69782.

LCM(69778,69782) = 2¹ × 139¹ × 251¹ × 23¹ × 37¹ × 41¹
LCM(69778,69782) = 2434624198