What is the Least Common Multiple of 70142 and 70146?

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 70142 and 70146 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70142 and 70146, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70142,70146) = 2
LCM(70142,70146) = ( 70142 × 70146) / 2
LCM(70142,70146) = 4920180732 / 2
LCM(70142,70146) = 2460090366

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70142 and 70146 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70142 and 70146. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70142 and 70146.

Prime Factorization of 70142

Prime Factorization of 70146

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70142 and 70146.

LCM(70142,70146) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 2063¹ × 3⁴ × 433¹
LCM(70142,70146) = 2460090366