What is the Least Common Multiple of 69853 and 69868?

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 69853 and 69868 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69853 and 69868, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69853,69868) = 1
LCM(69853,69868) = ( 69853 × 69868) / 1
LCM(69853,69868) = 4880489404 / 1
LCM(69853,69868) = 4880489404

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69853 and 69868 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69853 and 69868. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69853 and 69868.

Prime Factorization of 69853

Prime Factorization of 69868

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69853 and 69868.

LCM(69853,69868) = 7¹ × 17¹ × 587¹ × 2² × 17467¹
LCM(69853,69868) = 4880489404