What is the Least Common Multiple of 70048 and 70068?

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 70048 and 70068 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70048 and 70068, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70048,70068) = 4
LCM(70048,70068) = ( 70048 × 70068) / 4
LCM(70048,70068) = 4908123264 / 4
LCM(70048,70068) = 1227030816

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70048 and 70068 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70048 and 70068. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70048 and 70068.

Prime Factorization of 70048

Prime Factorization of 70068

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70048 and 70068.

LCM(70048,70068) = 2⁵ × 11¹ × 199¹ × 3¹ × 5839¹
LCM(70048,70068) = 1227030816