What is the Least Common Multiple of 69937 and 69942?

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 69937 and 69942 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69937 and 69942, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69937,69942) = 1
LCM(69937,69942) = ( 69937 × 69942) / 1
LCM(69937,69942) = 4891533654 / 1
LCM(69937,69942) = 4891533654

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69937 and 69942 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69937 and 69942. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69937 and 69942.

Prime Factorization of 69937

Prime Factorization of 69942

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69937 and 69942.

LCM(69937,69942) = 7¹ × 97¹ × 103¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 11657¹
LCM(69937,69942) = 4891533654