What is the Least Common Multiple of 69904 and 69909?

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 69904 and 69909 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69904 and 69909, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69904,69909) = 1
LCM(69904,69909) = ( 69904 × 69909) / 1
LCM(69904,69909) = 4886918736 / 1
LCM(69904,69909) = 4886918736

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69904 and 69909 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69904 and 69909. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69904 and 69909.

Prime Factorization of 69904

Prime Factorization of 69909

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69904 and 69909.

LCM(69904,69909) = 2⁴ × 17¹ × 257¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 3329¹
LCM(69904,69909) = 4886918736