What is the Least Common Multiple of 69944 and 69959?

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 69959 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 69959, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69944,69959) = 1
LCM(69944,69959) = ( 69944 × 69959) / 1
LCM(69944,69959) = 4893212296 / 1
LCM(69944,69959) = 4893212296

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69944 and 69959 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69944 and 69959. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69944 and 69959.

Prime Factorization of 69944

Prime Factorization of 69959

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69944 and 69959.

LCM(69944,69959) = 2³ × 7¹ × 1249¹ × 69959¹
LCM(69944,69959) = 4893212296