What is the Least Common Multiple of 70146 and 70159?

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 70146 and 70159 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70146 and 70159, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70146,70159) = 1
LCM(70146,70159) = ( 70146 × 70159) / 1
LCM(70146,70159) = 4921373214 / 1
LCM(70146,70159) = 4921373214

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70146 and 70159 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70146 and 70159. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70146 and 70159.

Prime Factorization of 70146

Prime Factorization of 70159

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70146 and 70159.

LCM(70146,70159) = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 433¹ × 17¹ × 4127¹
LCM(70146,70159) = 4921373214