What is the Least Common Multiple of 70057 and 70074?

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 70057 and 70074 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70057 and 70074, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70057,70074) = 17
LCM(70057,70074) = ( 70057 × 70074) / 17
LCM(70057,70074) = 4909174218 / 17
LCM(70057,70074) = 288774954

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70057 and 70074 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70057 and 70074. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70057 and 70074.

Prime Factorization of 70057

Prime Factorization of 70074

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70057 and 70074.

LCM(70057,70074) = 13¹ × 17¹ × 317¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 229¹
LCM(70057,70074) = 288774954