What is the Least Common Multiple of 69855 and 69871?

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 69855 and 69871 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69855 and 69871, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69855,69871) = 1
LCM(69855,69871) = ( 69855 × 69871) / 1
LCM(69855,69871) = 4880838705 / 1
LCM(69855,69871) = 4880838705

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69855 and 69871 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69855 and 69871. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69855 and 69871.

Prime Factorization of 69855

Prime Factorization of 69871

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69855 and 69871.

LCM(69855,69871) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 4657¹ × 107¹ × 653¹
LCM(69855,69871) = 4880838705