What is the Least Common Multiple of 69997 and 70010?

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 69997 and 70010 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69997 and 70010, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69997,70010) = 1
LCM(69997,70010) = ( 69997 × 70010) / 1
LCM(69997,70010) = 4900489970 / 1
LCM(69997,70010) = 4900489970

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69997 and 70010 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69997 and 70010. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69997 and 70010.

Prime Factorization of 69997

Prime Factorization of 70010

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69997 and 70010.

LCM(69997,70010) = 69997¹ × 2¹ × 5¹ × 7001¹
LCM(69997,70010) = 4900489970