What is the Least Common Multiple of 69896 and 69908?

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 69896 and 69908 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69896 and 69908, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69896,69908) = 4
LCM(69896,69908) = ( 69896 × 69908) / 4
LCM(69896,69908) = 4886289568 / 4
LCM(69896,69908) = 1221572392

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69896 and 69908 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69896 and 69908. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69896 and 69908.

Prime Factorization of 69896

Prime Factorization of 69908

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69896 and 69908.

LCM(69896,69908) = 2³ × 8737¹ × 17477¹
LCM(69896,69908) = 1221572392