What is the Least Common Multiple of 69838 and 69857?

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 69838 and 69857 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69838 and 69857, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69838,69857) = 1
LCM(69838,69857) = ( 69838 × 69857) / 1
LCM(69838,69857) = 4878673166 / 1
LCM(69838,69857) = 4878673166

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69838 and 69857 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69838 and 69857. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69838 and 69857.

Prime Factorization of 69838

Prime Factorization of 69857

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69838 and 69857.

LCM(69838,69857) = 2¹ × 34919¹ × 69857¹
LCM(69838,69857) = 4878673166