What is the Least Common Multiple of 694 and 702?

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 694 and 702 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 694 and 702, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(694,702) = 2
LCM(694,702) = ( 694 × 702) / 2
LCM(694,702) = 487188 / 2
LCM(694,702) = 243594

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 694 and 702 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 694 and 702. First we will calculate the prime factors of 694 and 702.

Prime Factorization of 694

Prime Factorization of 702

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 694 and 702.

LCM(694,702) = 2¹ × 347¹ × 3³ × 13¹
LCM(694,702) = 243594