What is the Least Common Multiple of 69992 and 69997?

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 69992 and 69997 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69992 and 69997, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69992,69997) = 1
LCM(69992,69997) = ( 69992 × 69997) / 1
LCM(69992,69997) = 4899230024 / 1
LCM(69992,69997) = 4899230024

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69992 and 69997 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69992 and 69997. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69992 and 69997.

Prime Factorization of 69992

Prime Factorization of 69997

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69992 and 69997.

LCM(69992,69997) = 2³ × 13¹ × 673¹ × 69997¹
LCM(69992,69997) = 4899230024