What is the Least Common Multiple of 69961 and 69979?

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 69961 and 69979 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69961 and 69979, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69961,69979) = 1
LCM(69961,69979) = ( 69961 × 69979) / 1
LCM(69961,69979) = 4895800819 / 1
LCM(69961,69979) = 4895800819

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69961 and 69979 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69961 and 69979. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69961 and 69979.

Prime Factorization of 69961

Prime Factorization of 69979

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69961 and 69979.

LCM(69961,69979) = 43¹ × 1627¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 769¹
LCM(69961,69979) = 4895800819