What is the Least Common Multiple of 70012 and 70016?

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 70012 and 70016 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70012 and 70016, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70012,70016) = 4
LCM(70012,70016) = ( 70012 × 70016) / 4
LCM(70012,70016) = 4901960192 / 4
LCM(70012,70016) = 1225490048

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70012 and 70016 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70012 and 70016. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70012 and 70016.

Prime Factorization of 70012

Prime Factorization of 70016

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70012 and 70016.

LCM(70012,70016) = 2⁷ × 23¹ × 761¹ × 547¹
LCM(70012,70016) = 1225490048