What is the Least Common Multiple of 70148 and 70160?

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 70148 and 70160 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70148 and 70160, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70148,70160) = 4
LCM(70148,70160) = ( 70148 × 70160) / 4
LCM(70148,70160) = 4921583680 / 4
LCM(70148,70160) = 1230395920

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70148 and 70160 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70148 and 70160. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70148 and 70160.

Prime Factorization of 70148

Prime Factorization of 70160

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70148 and 70160.

LCM(70148,70160) = 2⁴ × 13¹ × 19¹ × 71¹ × 5¹ × 877¹
LCM(70148,70160) = 1230395920