What is the Least Common Multiple of 69878 and 69884?

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 69878 and 69884 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69878 and 69884, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69878,69884) = 2
LCM(69878,69884) = ( 69878 × 69884) / 2
LCM(69878,69884) = 4883354152 / 2
LCM(69878,69884) = 2441677076

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69878 and 69884 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69878 and 69884. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69878 and 69884.

Prime Factorization of 69878

Prime Factorization of 69884

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69878 and 69884.

LCM(69878,69884) = 2² × 34939¹ × 17471¹
LCM(69878,69884) = 2441677076