What is the Least Common Multiple of 70003 and 70023?

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 70003 and 70023 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70003 and 70023, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70003,70023) = 1
LCM(70003,70023) = ( 70003 × 70023) / 1
LCM(70003,70023) = 4901820069 / 1
LCM(70003,70023) = 4901820069

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70003 and 70023 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70003 and 70023. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70003 and 70023.

Prime Factorization of 70003

Prime Factorization of 70023

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70003 and 70023.

LCM(70003,70023) = 70003¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 1373¹
LCM(70003,70023) = 4901820069