What is the Least Common Multiple of 70217 and 70232?

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 70217 and 70232 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70217 and 70232, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70217,70232) = 1
LCM(70217,70232) = ( 70217 × 70232) / 1
LCM(70217,70232) = 4931480344 / 1
LCM(70217,70232) = 4931480344

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70217 and 70232 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70217 and 70232. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70217 and 70232.

Prime Factorization of 70217

Prime Factorization of 70232

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70217 and 70232.

LCM(70217,70232) = 7² × 1433¹ × 2³ × 8779¹
LCM(70217,70232) = 4931480344