What is the Least Common Multiple of 70246 and 70264?

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 70246 and 70264 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70246 and 70264, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70246,70264) = 2
LCM(70246,70264) = ( 70246 × 70264) / 2
LCM(70246,70264) = 4935764944 / 2
LCM(70246,70264) = 2467882472

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70246 and 70264 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70246 and 70264. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70246 and 70264.

Prime Factorization of 70246

Prime Factorization of 70264

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70246 and 70264.

LCM(70246,70264) = 2³ × 11¹ × 31¹ × 103¹ × 8783¹
LCM(70246,70264) = 2467882472