What is the Least Common Multiple of 5066 and 5070?

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 5066 and 5070 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5066 and 5070, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5066,5070) = 2
LCM(5066,5070) = ( 5066 × 5070) / 2
LCM(5066,5070) = 25684620 / 2
LCM(5066,5070) = 12842310

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5066 and 5070 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5066 and 5070. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5066 and 5070.

Prime Factorization of 5066

Prime Factorization of 5070

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5066 and 5070.

LCM(5066,5070) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 149¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 13²
LCM(5066,5070) = 12842310