What is the Least Common Multiple of 69946 and 69950?

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 69946 and 69950 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69946 and 69950, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69946,69950) = 2
LCM(69946,69950) = ( 69946 × 69950) / 2
LCM(69946,69950) = 4892722700 / 2
LCM(69946,69950) = 2446361350

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69946 and 69950 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69946 and 69950. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69946 and 69950.

Prime Factorization of 69946

Prime Factorization of 69950

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69946 and 69950.

LCM(69946,69950) = 2¹ × 41¹ × 853¹ × 5² × 1399¹
LCM(69946,69950) = 2446361350