What is the Least Common Multiple of 69844 and 69863?

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 69844 and 69863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69844 and 69863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69844,69863) = 19
LCM(69844,69863) = ( 69844 × 69863) / 19
LCM(69844,69863) = 4879511372 / 19
LCM(69844,69863) = 256816388

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69844 and 69863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69844 and 69863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69844 and 69863.

Prime Factorization of 69844

Prime Factorization of 69863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69844 and 69863.

LCM(69844,69863) = 2² × 19¹ × 919¹ × 3677¹
LCM(69844,69863) = 256816388