What is the Least Common Multiple of 70022 and 70042?

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 70022 and 70042 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70022 and 70042, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70022,70042) = 2
LCM(70022,70042) = ( 70022 × 70042) / 2
LCM(70022,70042) = 4904480924 / 2
LCM(70022,70042) = 2452240462

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70022 and 70042 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70022 and 70042. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70022 and 70042.

Prime Factorization of 70022

Prime Factorization of 70042

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70022 and 70042.

LCM(70022,70042) = 2¹ × 157¹ × 223¹ × 7¹ × 5003¹
LCM(70022,70042) = 2452240462