What is the Least Common Multiple of 69944 and 69957?

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 69944 and 69957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69944 and 69957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69944,69957) = 1
LCM(69944,69957) = ( 69944 × 69957) / 1
LCM(69944,69957) = 4893072408 / 1
LCM(69944,69957) = 4893072408

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69944 and 69957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69944 and 69957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69944 and 69957.

Prime Factorization of 69944

Prime Factorization of 69957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69944 and 69957.

LCM(69944,69957) = 2³ × 7¹ × 1249¹ × 3³ × 2591¹
LCM(69944,69957) = 4893072408