What is the Least Common Multiple of 70224 and 70231?

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 70224 and 70231 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70224 and 70231, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70224,70231) = 7
LCM(70224,70231) = ( 70224 × 70231) / 7
LCM(70224,70231) = 4931901744 / 7
LCM(70224,70231) = 704557392

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70224 and 70231 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70224 and 70231. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70224 and 70231.

Prime Factorization of 70224

Prime Factorization of 70231

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70224 and 70231.

LCM(70224,70231) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 79¹ × 127¹
LCM(70224,70231) = 704557392