What is the Least Common Multiple of 69908 and 69926?

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 69908 and 69926 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69908 and 69926, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69908,69926) = 2
LCM(69908,69926) = ( 69908 × 69926) / 2
LCM(69908,69926) = 4888386808 / 2
LCM(69908,69926) = 2444193404

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69908 and 69926 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69908 and 69926. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69908 and 69926.

Prime Factorization of 69908

Prime Factorization of 69926

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69908 and 69926.

LCM(69908,69926) = 2² × 17477¹ × 34963¹
LCM(69908,69926) = 2444193404