What is the Least Common Multiple of 69872 and 69877?

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 69872 and 69877 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69872 and 69877, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69872,69877) = 1
LCM(69872,69877) = ( 69872 × 69877) / 1
LCM(69872,69877) = 4882445744 / 1
LCM(69872,69877) = 4882445744

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69872 and 69877 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69872 and 69877. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69872 and 69877.

Prime Factorization of 69872

Prime Factorization of 69877

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69872 and 69877.

LCM(69872,69877) = 2⁴ × 11¹ × 397¹ × 69877¹
LCM(69872,69877) = 4882445744