What is the Least Common Multiple of 69918 and 69938?

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 69918 and 69938 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69918 and 69938, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69918,69938) = 2
LCM(69918,69938) = ( 69918 × 69938) / 2
LCM(69918,69938) = 4889925084 / 2
LCM(69918,69938) = 2444962542

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69918 and 69938 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69918 and 69938. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69918 and 69938.

Prime Factorization of 69918

Prime Factorization of 69938

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69918 and 69938.

LCM(69918,69938) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 271¹ × 11² × 17²
LCM(69918,69938) = 2444962542