What is the Least Common Multiple of 69924 and 69931?

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 69924 and 69931 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69924 and 69931, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69924,69931) = 1
LCM(69924,69931) = ( 69924 × 69931) / 1
LCM(69924,69931) = 4889855244 / 1
LCM(69924,69931) = 4889855244

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69924 and 69931 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69924 and 69931. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69924 and 69931.

Prime Factorization of 69924

Prime Factorization of 69931

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69924 and 69931.

LCM(69924,69931) = 2² × 3¹ × 5827¹ × 69931¹
LCM(69924,69931) = 4889855244