What is the Least Common Multiple of 70218 and 70227?

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 70218 and 70227 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70218 and 70227, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70218,70227) = 9
LCM(70218,70227) = ( 70218 × 70227) / 9
LCM(70218,70227) = 4931199486 / 9
LCM(70218,70227) = 547911054

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70218 and 70227 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70218 and 70227. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70218 and 70227.

Prime Factorization of 70218

Prime Factorization of 70227

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70218 and 70227.

LCM(70218,70227) = 2¹ × 3⁵ × 47¹ × 83¹ × 17²
LCM(70218,70227) = 547911054