What is the Least Common Multiple of 70074 and 70078?

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 70074 and 70078 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70074 and 70078, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70074,70078) = 2
LCM(70074,70078) = ( 70074 × 70078) / 2
LCM(70074,70078) = 4910645772 / 2
LCM(70074,70078) = 2455322886

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70074 and 70078 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70074 and 70078. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70074 and 70078.

Prime Factorization of 70074

Prime Factorization of 70078

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70074 and 70078.

LCM(70074,70078) = 2¹ × 3² × 17¹ × 229¹ × 37¹ × 947¹
LCM(70074,70078) = 2455322886