What is the Least Common Multiple of 70072 and 70076?

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 70072 and 70076 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70072 and 70076, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70072,70076) = 4
LCM(70072,70076) = ( 70072 × 70076) / 4
LCM(70072,70076) = 4910365472 / 4
LCM(70072,70076) = 1227591368

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70072 and 70076 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70072 and 70076. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70072 and 70076.

Prime Factorization of 70072

Prime Factorization of 70076

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70072 and 70076.

LCM(70072,70076) = 2³ × 19¹ × 461¹ × 17519¹
LCM(70072,70076) = 1227591368