What is the Least Common Multiple of 69950 and 69964?

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 69950 and 69964 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69950 and 69964, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69950,69964) = 2
LCM(69950,69964) = ( 69950 × 69964) / 2
LCM(69950,69964) = 4893981800 / 2
LCM(69950,69964) = 2446990900

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69950 and 69964 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69950 and 69964. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69950 and 69964.

Prime Factorization of 69950

Prime Factorization of 69964

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69950 and 69964.

LCM(69950,69964) = 2² × 5² × 1399¹ × 17491¹
LCM(69950,69964) = 2446990900