What is the Least Common Multiple of 69886 and 69894?

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 69886 and 69894 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69886 and 69894, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69886,69894) = 2
LCM(69886,69894) = ( 69886 × 69894) / 2
LCM(69886,69894) = 4884612084 / 2
LCM(69886,69894) = 2442306042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69886 and 69894 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69886 and 69894. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69886 and 69894.

Prime Factorization of 69886

Prime Factorization of 69894

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69886 and 69894.

LCM(69886,69894) = 2¹ × 83¹ × 421¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 353¹
LCM(69886,69894) = 2442306042