What is the Least Common Multiple of 70261 and 70279?

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 70261 and 70279 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70261 and 70279, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70261,70279) = 1
LCM(70261,70279) = ( 70261 × 70279) / 1
LCM(70261,70279) = 4937872819 / 1
LCM(70261,70279) = 4937872819

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70261 and 70279 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70261 and 70279. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70261 and 70279.

Prime Factorization of 70261

Prime Factorization of 70279

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70261 and 70279.

LCM(70261,70279) = 17¹ × 4133¹ × 11¹ × 6389¹
LCM(70261,70279) = 4937872819