What is the Least Common Multiple of 70004 and 70017?

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 70004 and 70017 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70004 and 70017, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70004,70017) = 1
LCM(70004,70017) = ( 70004 × 70017) / 1
LCM(70004,70017) = 4901470068 / 1
LCM(70004,70017) = 4901470068

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70004 and 70017 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70004 and 70017. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70004 and 70017.

Prime Factorization of 70004

Prime Factorization of 70017

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70004 and 70017.

LCM(70004,70017) = 2² × 11¹ × 37¹ × 43¹ × 3¹ × 23339¹
LCM(70004,70017) = 4901470068