What is the Least Common Multiple of 69876 and 69891?

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 69876 and 69891 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69876 and 69891, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69876,69891) = 3
LCM(69876,69891) = ( 69876 × 69891) / 3
LCM(69876,69891) = 4883703516 / 3
LCM(69876,69891) = 1627901172

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69876 and 69891 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69876 and 69891. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69876 and 69891.

Prime Factorization of 69876

Prime Factorization of 69891

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69876 and 69891.

LCM(69876,69891) = 2² × 3³ × 647¹ × 23297¹
LCM(69876,69891) = 1627901172