What is the Least Common Multiple of 69782 and 69786?

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 69782 and 69786 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69782 and 69786, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69782,69786) = 2
LCM(69782,69786) = ( 69782 × 69786) / 2
LCM(69782,69786) = 4869806652 / 2
LCM(69782,69786) = 2434903326

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69782 and 69786 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69782 and 69786. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69782 and 69786.

Prime Factorization of 69782

Prime Factorization of 69786

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69782 and 69786.

LCM(69782,69786) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 37¹ × 41¹ × 3² × 3877¹
LCM(69782,69786) = 2434903326