What is the Least Common Multiple of 70140 and 70148?

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 70140 and 70148 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70140 and 70148, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70140,70148) = 4
LCM(70140,70148) = ( 70140 × 70148) / 4
LCM(70140,70148) = 4920180720 / 4
LCM(70140,70148) = 1230045180

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70140 and 70148 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70140 and 70148. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70140 and 70148.

Prime Factorization of 70140

Prime Factorization of 70148

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70140 and 70148.

LCM(70140,70148) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 167¹ × 13¹ × 19¹ × 71¹
LCM(70140,70148) = 1230045180